Content and distribution of lignans in Taiwania cryptomerioides Hayata
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Nai-Wen Tsao
Abstract
Taiwania (Taiwania cryptomerioides Hayata) is one of the economically important tree species indigenous to Taiwan. Hundreds of secondary metabolites have been identified from its wood, bark, root, and needles with lignans as the dominant ones. This substance group contributes a lot to the color, durability, and bioactivities of Taiwaniana. The present paper is dedicated to the quantification of radial and longitudinal lignan distribution. The extractives begin to accumulate largely in the transition zone (TZ), and reach a maximum after finishing the heartwood (hW) formation. Both dibenzyl-γ-butyrolactone type and arylnaphthalide type lignans were found in sapwood (sW) except for the compound taiwanin A. Clearly, the heartwood formation of Taiwania differs from the hitherto known hW formation types and it is suggested to be denominated as Taiwania-type hW formation, where the biosynthesis of extractives begins in the sW and where their accumulation is clearly elevated in the TZ. A generalized biosynthesis scheme of Taiwanin is presented showing the putative relationships among the most important dimeric lignans that lead to the formation of taiwanin type lignans.
Acknowledgments
This study was supported by the Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan, (NSC-103-2321-B-005-021) and the Ministry of Education, Taiwan, R.O.C. under the ATU plan.
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- Frontmatter
- Original Articles
- Elucidation of LCC bonding sites via γ-TTSA lignin degradation: crude milled wood lignin (MWL) from Eucalyptus globulus for enrichment of lignin xylan linkages and their HSQC-NMR characterization
- The impact of ionic strength on the molecular weight distribution (MWD) of lignin dissolved during softwood kraft cooking in a flow-through reactor
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- Superior cellulose-protective effects of cosolvent during enhanced dissolution in imidazolium ionic liquid
- Hydrophobisation of wood surfaces by combining liquid flame spray (LFS) and plasma treatment: dynamic wetting properties
- Parametric study on the capability of three-dimensional finite element analysis (3D-FEA) of compressive behaviour of Douglas fir
- Dynamic viscoelastic properties of Chinese fir (Cunninghamia lanceolata) during moisture desorption processes
- Influence of incubation time on the vibration and mechanic properties of mycowood
- Fatigue behavior of wood-fiber-based tri-axial engineered sandwich composite panels (ESCP)
- Covalent fixation of boron in wood through transesterification with vinyl ester of carboxyphenylboronic acid
- Effect of fungal competition on decay rates in bicultured soil bottle assays
