Crystallinity of plant epicuticular waxes: electron and X-ray diffraction studies

Chemistry and Physics of Lipids

Volumn 144, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 45-59

  Ensikat, H J ^a   Boese, M ^a   Mader, W ^a   Barthlott, W ^a   Koch, K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Crystal structure; Electron diffraction; Epicuticular wax; Plant waxes; X ray diffraction

Indexed keywords

WAX;

ARTICLE; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; CRYSTALLIZATION; DIFFRACTION; MOLECULAR DYNAMICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; X RAY DIFFRACTION;

CRYSTALLIZATION; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, TRANSMISSION; MODELS, MOLECULAR; PLANT EXTRACTS; PLANT LEAVES; WAXES; X-RAY DIFFRACTION;

EID: 33749256900     PISSN: 00093084     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemphyslip.2006.06.016     Document Type: Article

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