Epicuticular wax of Cirsium arvense

Epicuticular wax of Cirsium arvense contains hydrocarbons (12%), esters (35%), free acids (3%), free alcohols (10%), triterpene acetates (8%) and 1,3-ditetradecanoyl-2-hexanoylglycerol (8%) as major components. Minor components are triterpene alcohols (3%) and nonacosan-10-ol (2%). The esters contai...

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Published inPhytochemistry (Oxford) Vol. 21; no. 7; pp. 1639 - 1642
Main Authors Tulloch, Alexander P., Hoffman, Leslie L.
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Elsevier Ltd 1982
Subjects
1,3-ditetradecanoyl-2-hexanoylglycerol
Canada thistle
chemical composition
Cirsium arvense
Compositae
epicuticular wax composition
esters
hydrocarbons
Ψ-taraxasterol acetate
esters
hydrocarbons
Canada thistle
epicuticular wax composition
Ψ-taraxasterol acetate
1,3-ditetradecanoyl-2-hexanoylglycerol
Compositae
Cirsium arvense
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Summary:Epicuticular wax of Cirsium arvense contains hydrocarbons (12%), esters (35%), free acids (3%), free alcohols (10%), triterpene acetates (8%) and 1,3-ditetradecanoyl-2-hexanoylglycerol (8%) as major components. Minor components are triterpene alcohols (3%) and nonacosan-10-ol (2%). The esters contain triterpene alcohol esters (19%) as well as esters of alkanols.
ISSN:0031-9422
1873-3700
DOI:10.1016/S0031-9422(82)85031-0