Author(s)

Chung-Yi Chen, Yau-Der Wang

School of Medical and Heath Science, The Fooyin University, Ta-Liao, Kaohuing, Taiwan, China.

Ficaprenol-11 (polyprenol) (1), squalene (2), lupeol (3), ?-sitostenone (4), trans-coumaric acid (5), cis-coumaric acid (6) pheophytin-a (7), pheophorbide a methyl ester (8), methyl-132-hydroxy-(132-S)- pheophorbide-b (9) and aristo-phyll-C (10) were isolated from the whole plants of Leucaena leucocephala (Leguminosae). Among them, 1 and 2 was found for the first time from this species. The structure of these compounds were characterized and identified by spectra analyses.

Polyprenol, Leucaena leucocephala, Leguminosae

C. Chen and Y. Wang, "Polyprenol from the Whole Plants of Leucaena leucocephala," Journal of Environmental Protection, Vol. 1 No. 1, 2010, pp. 70-72. doi: 10.4236/jep.2010.11009.