W. Ahmad et al., HYDROCARBON DISTRIBUTION IN EPICUTICULAR WAXES OF 5 EUPHORBIA SPECIES, Zeitschrift fur Naturforschung. C, A journal of biosciences, 51(5-6), 1996, pp. 291-295
The distribution pattern of hydrocarbons in the surface waxes of five
species of Euphorbiaceae, E.caducifolia, E.helioscopia, E.milii, E.roy
leana and E.tirucalli was studied. In addition to homologous series of
n-alkanes, minor quantities of unsaturated and branched hydrocarbons
were also detected. Some of the branched chain hydrocarbons could be e
xplained as having originated from isoprene units and the substituents
corresponding to diterpenes and triterpenes.