Identification of <small>L</small>-Bornesitol and Changes in Its Content during Flower Bud Development in Sweet Pea (Lathyrus odoratus L.)

Kazuo ICHIMURA; Katsunori KOHATA; Yuji MUKASA; Yuichi YAMAGUCHI; Rie GOTO; Kenichi SUTO

doi:10.1271/bbb.63.189

Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Notes

Identification of L-Bornesitol and Changes in Its Content during Flower Bud Development in Sweet Pea (Lathyrus odoratus L.)

Kazuo ICHIMURA, Katsunori KOHATA, Yuji MUKASA, Yuichi YAMAGUCHI, Rie GOTO, Kenichi SUTO

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Keywords: L-bornesitol, cut flower, soluble carbohydrate, sweet pea

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1999 Volume 63 Issue 1 Pages 189-191

DOI https://doi.org/10.1271/bbb.63.189

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Abstract

An unidentified carbohydrate was isolated from sweet pea (Lathyrus odoratus L. cv. Diana) petals using HPLC. The isolated compound was identified as L-1-O-methyl-myo-inositol, called L-bornesitol, using ¹H-NMR, ¹³C-NMR, and CI-MS. L-Bornesitol was distributed in all organs at high concentrations. L-Bornesitol concentration of petals gradually decreased during flower bud development, but the L-bornesitol content increased by about 5 times.

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