Polyprenol

Polyprenol
Identifiers
CAS Number	308068-00-0 ; 153857-77-3 ;
ChemSpider	none;
Properties
Chemical formula	H-(C5H8)n-OH
Appearance	Transparent oily liquid
Density	0.902–0.905 g/cm3
Solubility in water	Insoluble
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Polyprenols are natural long-chain isoprenoid alcohols of the general formula H-(C₅H₈)n-OH, where n is the number of isoprene units. Any prenol with more than 4 isoprene units is a polyprenol. Polyprenols play an important function, acting as natural bioregulators and are found in small quantities in various plant tissues. Dolichols, which are found in all living creatures, including humans, are their 2,3-dihydro derivatives.^[1]

^ Rezanka T, Vortuba J (2001). "Chromatography of long chain alcohols (polyprenols) from animal and plant sources". J. Chromatogr. A. 936 (1–2): 95–110. doi:10.1016/S0021-9673(01)01152-9. PMID 11761009.

[1] Rezanka T, Vortuba J (2001). "Chromatography of long chain alcohols (polyprenols) from animal and plant sources". J. Chromatogr. A. 936 (1–2): 95–110. doi:10.1016/S0021-9673(01)01152-9. PMID 11761009.

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Identifiers

CAS Number	308068-00-0^N 153857-77-3^Y
ChemSpider	none
Properties
Chemical formula	H-(C₅H₈)_n-OH
Appearance	Transparent oily liquid
Density	0.902–0.905 g/cm³
Solubility in water	Insoluble
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa). N verify (what is ^YN ?) Infobox references

Polyprenol

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