Search for polyprenols in leaves of evergreen and deciduous Ericaceae plants.

• Authors: Rajiv Ranjan , Andrzej Marczewski , Tadeusz Chojnacki , Jozefina Hertel , Ewa Swiezewska
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

Various species and cultivars of Ericaceae family were checked for the presence of long-chain polyprenols in their leaves. In the genus Rhododendron no polyprenols were found in the ever-green species, while they were present in the deciduous type. The polyprenols were of chain-length of 14-20 isoprene residues and they occurred in the form of acetic acid esters. The polyprenol accumulation is discussed with respect to senescence of leaves.

Keywords

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Ericaceae; polyprenols; senescence; chemotaxonomy

• Journal: Acta Biochimica Polonica
• Year: 2001
• Volume: 48
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 579-584

Dates

published

2001

received

2000-08-17

revised

2001-01-24

accepted

2001-03-2

Contributors

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Rajiv Ranjan

• Department of Botany, T.P. Varma College, Bihar, India

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Andrzej Marczewski

• Botanical Garden-Center for Biological Diversity Conservation, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warszawa, Poland

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Tadeusz Chojnacki

• Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warszawa, Poland

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Jozefina Hertel

• Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warszawa, Poland

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Ewa Swiezewska

• Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, Warszawa, Poland

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