Water-soluble constituents of cumin: monoterpenoid glucosides

Chem Pharm Bull (Tokyo). 2002 Nov;50(11):1471-8. doi: 10.1248/cpb.50.1471.

Abstract

From the water-soluble portion of the methanol extract of cumin (fruit of Cuminum cyminum L.), which has been used as a spice and medicine since antiquity, sixteen monoterpenoid glucosides, including twelve new compounds, were isolated. Their structures were clarified by spectral investigation.

MeSH terms

  • Cuminum / chemistry*
  • Glucosides / chemistry*
  • Glucosides / isolation & purification
  • Monoterpenes / chemistry*
  • Monoterpenes / isolation & purification
  • Plant Extracts / chemistry
  • Plant Extracts / isolation & purification
  • Solubility
  • Water / chemistry

Substances

  • Glucosides
  • Monoterpenes
  • Plant Extracts
  • Water