Chemical Constituents and Mechanisms of Discoloration of Taiwania (Taiwania cryptomerioides Hayata) Heartwood. The Structure Reconfirmation and Conversion Mechanism of Taiwanin A
- 1 March 1999
- journal article
- Published by Walter de Gruyter GmbH in Holzforschung
- Vol. 53 (2), 142-146
- https://doi.org/10.1515/hf.1999.023
Abstract
Summary: One of the color substances, taiwanin A, was isolated from Taiwania (Taiwania cryptomerioides Hayata) heartwood. According to the 13C-NMR, 1H-NMR, HSQC, HMBC, and NOE difference spectroscopy analyses, the diene structure of taiwanin A was reconfirmed to be the trans-trans formulation. In addition, it was proven that deep orange crystalline taiwanin A changed to white and pale yellow compounds, taiwanin C and taiwanin E, after light irradiation. The conversion mechanism of taiwanin A into taiwanin C and taiwanin E is also proposed and discussed in this study.Keywords
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