Three new compounds, junipediol A [2-(3-methoxy-4-hydroxyphenyl)-propa
ne-1,3-diol], junipediol A 8-glucoside xy-2-(3-methoxy-4-hydroxyphenyl
)-propane-1,3-diol] and junipediol B 8-glu coside xy-2-(3,4-methylened
ioxyphenyl)-propane-1,3-diol], have been isolated from acetone and met
hanolic extracts of the aerial parts of Juniperus phaenicea. The struc
tural elucidation of these new natural products was achieved mainly by
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