Cutan, a common aliphatic biopolymer in cuticles of drought-adapted plants

Organic Geochemistry

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 595-601

  Boom, A ^a,b,c   Sinninge Damste J S ^a   De Leeuw, J W ^a  

^a ROYAL NETHERLANDS INSTITUTE FOR SEA RESEARCH   (Netherlands)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALIPHATIC BIOPOLYMERS; CUTICLES; DROUGHT-ADAPTED PLANTS; EXPLANTATION;

DEPOSITS; DROUGHT; EXTRACTION; GEOCHEMISTRY; PLANTS (BOTANY); PURIFICATION; PYROLYSIS;

BIOPOLYMERS;

ADAPTATION; BIOGENIC MATERIAL; DROUGHT; FOSSIL RECORD; ORGANIC GEOCHEMISTRY; PLANT; POLYMER;

AGAVE AMERICANA; CLIVIA MINIATA;

EID: 14644407504     PISSN: 01466380     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.orggeochem.2004.10.017     Document Type: Article

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