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Benzyl 6-O-beta-D-xylopyranosyl-beta-D-glucopyranoside (beta-primevero
side) (1), 2-phenylethyl beta-primeveroside (2), and 2-phenylethyl 6-O
-alpha-L-rhamnopyranosyl-beta-D-glucopyranoside (beta-rutinoside) (3)
were isolated as aroma precursors of benzyl alcohol and 2-phenylethano
l from flower buds of Jasminum sambac Ait. The isolation aias guided b
y an enzymatic hydrolysis and GC and GC-MS analyses.