1,5-Anhydroxylitol from leaves of Olea europaea

Carbohydr Res. 2004 Nov 15;339(16):2731-2. doi: 10.1016/j.carres.2004.09.001.

Authors

Elisabetta Campeol¹, Guido Flamini, Pier Luigi Cioni, Ivano Morelli, Felicia D'Andrea, Roberto Cremonini

Affiliation

¹ Dipartimento di Chimica Bioorganica e Biofarmacia, Università di Pisa, via Bonanno 33, I-56126 Pisa, Italy. camelis@farm.unipi.it

PMID: 15519332
DOI: 10.1016/j.carres.2004.09.001

Abstract

1,5-Anhydroxylitol, a compound never found previously in the vegetal kingdom was obtained from Olea europaea leaves in approximately 0.5-1% yield.

MeSH terms

Molecular Structure
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance, Biomolecular
Olea / chemistry*
Plant Leaves / chemistry
Xylitol / analogs & derivatives*
Xylitol / isolation & purification*

Substances

1,5-anhydroxylitol
Xylitol