Abstract
A long-chain betulaprenol-type polyprenol mixture was isolated from the leaves of Ginkgo biloba mainly as acetate. The structure was determined by mass spectroscopy, 1H-n.m.r. spectroscopy and 13C-n.m.r. spectroscopy. The mixture contained polyprenols-14-22, predominantly polyprenols-17, -18 and -19, and consisted of the dimethylallyl terminal unit (omega-terminal), two trans-isoprene residues, a sequence of 11-19 cis-isoprene residues and a terminal hydroxylated isoprene unit (alpha-terminal) aligned in that order. The concentration of these polyprenols in leaves increased from 0.04 to 2.0% of dry wt. with maturing of the leaves, though the content of total lipids was constant. The distribution of chain length in these polyprenols showed little variation throughout the whole life of the leaves.
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