Determination ofn-alkane constituents and their phenological variation in the epicuticular wax of mature leaves ofNyctanthes arbor-tristisL
| Autor: | Ambarish Mukherjee, Irani Biswas, Sushobhan Ukil |
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| Rok vydání: | 2013 |
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Chromatography Gas Nyctanthes biology Phenology Oleaceae Nonacosane Organic Chemistry India Ripening Plant Science biology.organism_classification Biochemistry Carbon Hydrocarbons Analytical Chemistry Epicuticular wax Plant Leaves chemistry.chemical_compound Xerophyte chemistry Waxes Alkanes Botany Composition (visual arts) |
| Zdroj: | Natural Product Research. 28:330-332 |
| ISSN: | 1478-6427 1478-6419 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/14786419.2013.850689 |
| Popis: | The present communication is a first-time report on the analyses of n-alkane profile of epicuticular wax extracted from the mature leaves of Nyctanthes arbor-tristis L. during a calender year. The composition of n-alkanes revealed hentriacontane (n-C31), tritriacontane (n-C33), tetratriacontane (n-C35) and nonacosane (n-C29) as the major constituents with tritriacontane (n-C33) being the dominant constituent. The cumulative percentage of these four odd-numbered alkanes also showed phenological variation being highest during the fruit ripening stage (average value 63.29%) followed by the flowering stage (mean value 60.74%). The values remained moderate on an average of 54.31% for the rest of the year. This study also confirms the xerophytic feature of the plant having higher proportion of longer carbon chain n-alkanes greater than C31 (dominant peaks are of C33 and C35). |
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