Alkylresorcinol Homologs in Pisum sativum L. Varieties
Robert Zarnowski and Arkadiusz Kozubek*
Department of Lipids and Liposomes, Institute of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Wroclaw, Wroclaw, Poland
Z. Naturforsch.54 c,44Ð48 (1999); received August 6/October 12, 1998 Alkylresorcinols, Cardol Homologs, Pea,Pisum, Leguminaceae
Acetone extracts from the seeds ofPisum sativum L. sensu lato(Leguminoseae) separated by thin layer chromatography revealed the occurrence of bands with chromatographic mobil- ity and color reaction with Fast Blue B characteristic for 1,3-dihydroxy-5-alkylbenzenes.
These polyketide metabolites have been isolated and identified by spectroscopic means. The occurrence of homologous series of saturated (approximately 70%) and enoic (mono and diunsaturated) homologs with chain length of C15 to C25 has been revealed with C17 as the main homolog.