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Identification of hydrolysable tannins in the reaction zone of Eucalyptus nitens wood by high performance liquid chromatrography-electrospray ionisation mass spectrometry

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posted on 2023-05-25, 22:26 authored by Barry, KM, Davies, NW, Mohammed, CL
The first detailed analysis of the phenolic constituents of the reaction zones (tissue of antimicrobial defence) from the sapwood of a Eucalyptus spp. is presented. Plantation-grown Eucalyptus nitens trees with stem decay resulting from pruning wounds were sampled and extracts were prepared from healthy sapwood and from reaction zone tissue. Analysis by HPLC with ESI-MS revealed that a diverse range of hydrolysable tannins are present in both healthy sapwood and in reaction zone extracts, including over 30 gallotannins, ellagitannins and phenols. Eight tannins were unequivocally identified, including the gallotannins tri-O-galloyl-˜í‚â§-D-glucose, tetra-O-galloyl-˜í‚â§-D-glucose and penta-O-galloyl-˜í‚â§-D-glucose, and the ellagitannins pedunculagin, tellimagrandin I, casuarinin, casuarictin and tellimagrandin II. The phenols gallic acid, ellagic acid and catechin were also identified. The ellagitannins (particularly pedunculagin) are considerably more abundant in the reaction zone than in the healthy sapwood and may contribute to the effectiveness of the reaction zone as an antimicrobial barrier.

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Publication title

Phytochemical Analysis

Volume

12

Article number

2

Number

2

Pagination

120-127

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  • Published

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Copyright 2001 Wiley InterScience. Definitive version available online at http://www.interscience.wiley.com/

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  • Open

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