title: The occurrence of long-chain polyprenols in leaves of plants of Combretaceae family.
abstract: The presence of poly-cis-prenols of chain length 20-60 isoprene units or longer in leaves of plants belonging to Combretaceae family was shown to be a common feature in this group of plants. The polyprenols of this type were found in half of the 20 species studied. In most cases the polyprenols occurred in the form of fatty acid esters. Only in one species--Combretum molle, the polyprenols were found in the form of free alcohols. The amount of long-chain polyprenols varied with the plant species; the richest source was C. molle (about 4% of dry mass of leaves). Polyprenol groups characteristic of other systematic families of plants were not found in the Combretaceae studied.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Kulcitsky
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Hertel
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Skoczylas
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Swiezewska
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Chojnacki
mesh_terms: D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D002855:Chromatography, Thin Layer; D018515:Plant Leaves / Q000737:chemistry*; D010944:Plants / Q000737:chemistry*; D013729:Terpenes / Q000032:analysis* / Q000302:isolation & purification
chemical_list: D013729:Terpenes