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Lignoids in seedlings of Virola sebifera
Author(s) -
Danelutte Ana Paula,
Cavalheiro Alberto José,
Kato Massuo Jorge
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
phytochemical analysis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.574
H-Index - 72
eISSN - 1099-1565
pISSN - 0958-0344
DOI - 10.1002/1099-1565(200011/12)11:6<383::aid-pca543>3.0.co;2-m
Subject(s) - chemistry , lignan , chromatography , botany , organic chemistry , biology
Quantitative analysis carried out by high performance liquid chromatography indicated the accumulation of a major secondary compound in seedlings of Virola sebifera which was isolated and identified as the lignan hydroxy‐otobain. This lignan occurs only in trace amounts in the seeds, where cyclolignans (aryltetralones) are by far the major components. In addition to hydroxy‐otobain, only hydroxy‐aryltetralones were detected in the seedlings, indicating a selective process in the translocation of secondary compounds. Copyright © 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.