Polyprenol

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 man, are their 2,3-dihydro derivatives.