Abstract
From Punica granatum heartwood two new ellagic acid rhamnosides, 3-O-methylellagic acid 4-O-α-L-rhamnopyranoside (1) and 3,4’-O-dimethylellagic acid 4-O-α-L-rhamnopyranoside (2) were isolated together with brevifolincarboxylic acid, 3-O-methylellagic acid and 4,4’-O-dimethylellagic acid.
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