Patent AT-E399778-T1: [Translated] GLUCOPYRANOSIDE, METHOD FOR ISOLATION THEREOF, PHARMACEUTICAL COMPOSITION AND USE THEREOF

A novel glucopyranoside, 6-hydroxy-2-p-hydroxybenzylbenzofuran-7-C-beta-D-glucopyranoside of the formula (1) isolated from Pterocarpus marsupium and to a process for the isolation thereof is disclosed. The invention also relates to a pharmaceutical composition containing 6-hydroxy-2-p-hydroxybenzylbenzofuran-7-C-beta-D-glucopyranoside and to method for the treatment of diabetes using said compound.