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Leaf Epicuticular Waxes: The waxy outer surfaces of most plants display a wide diversity of fine structure and chemical constituents.

Eglinton, Geoffrey, Hamilton, Richard J.·1967·Science
DOI 10.1126/science.156.3780.1322
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The external surface of the higher plants comprises a cuticular layer covered by a waxy deposit. This deposit is believed to play a major part in such phenomena as the water balance of plants and the behavior of agricultural sprays. The wax contains a wide range of organic compounds. These complex mixtures are amenable to modern microchromatographic and microspectrometric analytical procedures. The few surveys which have been made of the species distribution of certain classes of constituents indicate that such distribution may be of limited taxonomic value; however, the wax composition of a species may differ for different parts of the same plant and may vary with season, locale, and the age of the plant. This fascinating subject, in which the disciplines of botany, biochemistry, chemistry, and physics overlap and interact, is still in a very active state. Much remains to be learned about the composition and fine structure of the wax deposits, and, for this, experimental study of wax crystallization and permeation through artificial membranes will be required. Enzymic studies, radiolabeling, and electron microscopy will be needed to reveal the mode of biogenesis of the wax constituents and their site of formation and subsequent pathway through the cuticle to the leaf surface.

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  • Comparative assessment of lipids from coprolite 283 and a sediment sample collected directly underneath the coprolite reveals distinctly different distributions, with sediments differentiated by a high level of n-alkanols (C14-C34) with an even-over-odd predominance, characteristic of an input from higher plants.

    “Comparative assessment of lipids derived from coprolite 283 and a sediment sample collected directly underneath the coprolite (table S2) reveal distinctly different distributions where sediments are differentiated by a high level of n-alkanols (C14-C34) with an even-over-odd predominance, characteristic of an input from higher plants (27).”

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Authors
Eglinton, G., & Hamilton, R. J.
Affiliations
  • Department, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, Scotland
  • Department of chemistry and biology, Regional College of Technology, Liverpool, England
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Science
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American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
Published
1967-06-09
Volume
156
Issue
3780
Pages
1322-1335
ISSN
  • 0036-8075
  • 1095-9203
DOI
10.1126/science.156.3780.1322
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