Digenic acid, m.p. 251° (decomp.), [α]D24: -14.8°±0.5° (c=1.01, H2O), C10H17O5N, and digeneaside (sodium mannosidoglycerate), m.p. 261° (decomp.), [α]D10: +94.0°±0.5° (c=3.00, H2O), C9H15O9Na⋅H2O, were isolated from Digenea simplex Aq. The acid was found to have an anthelmintic action.
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Murakami et al. (1953) studied this question.