Composition of the epicuticular and intracuticular wax layers on Kalanchoe daigremontiana (Hamet et Perr. de la Bathie) leaves

Phytochemistry

Volumn 70, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 899-906

  van Maarseveen, Clare ^a   Jetter, Reinhard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Chain length; Crassulaceae; Friedelin; Glutinol; Kalanchoe daigremontiana; Leaf surface; Triterpenoids; Very long chain fatty acids

Indexed keywords

FATTY ACID; TRITERPENE; WAX;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; KALANCHOE; PLANT LEAF;

FATTY ACIDS; KALANCHOE; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; PLANT LEAVES; TRITERPENES; WAXES;

CRASSULACEAE; KALANCHOE; KALANCHOE DAIGREMONTIANA;

EID: 67249097967     PISSN: 00319422     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2009.04.011     Document Type: Article

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