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Dolichol : a Naturally Occurring Isoprenoid Alcohol

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IN 19561 a long-chain isoprenoid alcohol, solanesol, was isolated from tobacco and tobacco leaves. While searching for solanesol in animal tissues we have isolated an isoprenoid alcohol of greater chain-length for which we propose the name ‘dolichol’.

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    J. F. PENNOCK, F. W. HEMMING & R. A. MORTON

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PENNOCK, J., HEMMING, F. & MORTON, R. Dolichol : a Naturally Occurring Isoprenoid Alcohol. Nature 186, 470–472 (1960). https://doi.org/10.1038/186470b0

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