ISOLATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF (E)-4-HYDROXY-2-(HYDROXYMETHYL)BUT-2-ENYL β-D-ALLOPYRANOSIDE, THE MAJOR SOLUBLE CARBOHYDRATE IN LEAVES OF THE FERN Cardiomanes reniforme

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/0008-6215(90)84274-X

A novel glycoside, (E)-4-hydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)but-2-enyl β-D-allopyranoside (1, cardiomanol) has been identified as the major soluble carbohydrate in the leaves of Cardiomanes reniforme.The structure of 1 was established by chemical and spectroscopic methods.