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Variation of stilbene glucosides in bark extracts obtained from roots and stumps of Norway spruce (Picea abies [L.] Karst.)

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Acetone-soluble compounds found in different root zones and stumps of Norway spruce (Picea abies [L.] Karst), which were grown on either peatland or a mineral soil site, were studied. Samples from stumps and roots of different sizes and ages were collected a day after the trees were felled. The wood and bark of stumps and three zones of the roots were separated and extracted with acetone in an ultrasonic bath. Extracts were silylated and analysed by gas chromatography–mass spectrometry. The stilbene glucosides astringin and isorhapontin were major compounds in the spruce bark samples. The resveratrol glucoside piceid and the flavonoid catechin were also extracted from spruce bark. We also found the lignan hydroxymatairesinol in some wood extracts. Total concentrations of stilbene glucosides in bark of stumps and different root zones varied between 0.53 and 8.29 % (w/w, dry weight) with isorhapontin being the major compound. Isorhapontin concentrations were highest in the spruce samples grown on mineral soil. The bark of the roots close to the stem is a rich source of stilbenes for commercial utilisation.

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Acknowledgments

This work is part of the Forestcluster Ltd’s Future Biorefinery Program, FuBio. We would like to thank M.Sc. Tuuli Pihlajamaa and M.Sc. Duong-Thuy Phan for their technical assistance.

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  1. The Finnish Forest Research Institute (Metla), P.O. Box 18, 01370, Vantaa, Finland

    Harri Latva-Mäenpää, Tapio Laakso & Pekka Saranpää

  2. Laboratory of Organic Chemistry, Department of Chemistry, University of Helsinki, P.O. Box 55, 00014, Helsinki, Finland

    Harri Latva-Mäenpää & Kristiina Wähälä

  3. The Finnish Forest Research Institute (Metla), Kaironiementie 15, 39700, Parkano, Finland

    Tytti Sarjala

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Latva-Mäenpää, H., Laakso, T., Sarjala, T. et al. Variation of stilbene glucosides in bark extracts obtained from roots and stumps of Norway spruce (Picea abies [L.] Karst.). Trees 27, 131–139 (2013). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00468-012-0780-x

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