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| Properties | |
| H-(C5H8)n-OH | |
| Appearance | Transparent oily liquid |
| Density | 0.902–0.905 g/cm3 |
| Insoluble | |
Except where otherwise noted, data are given for materials in their standard state (at 25 °C [77 °F], 100 kPa).
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Polyprenols are natural long-chain isoprenoid alcohols of the general formula H-(C5H8)n-OH, where n is the number of isoprene units. Any prenol with more than 4 isoprene units is a polyprenol. Polyprenols play an important function, acting as natural bioregulators and are found in small quantities in various plant tissues. Dolichols, which are found in all living creatures, including humans, are their 2,3-dihydro derivatives.[1]
- ^ Rezanka T, Vortuba J (2001). "Chromatography of long chain alcohols (polyprenols) from animal and plant sources". J. Chromatogr. A. 936 (1–2): 95–110. doi:10.1016/S0021-9673(01)01152-9. PMID 11761009.