CHEMICAL-COMPOSITION OF SPOROPOLLENIN IN MAGNOLIA-GRANDIFLORA (MAGNOLIACEAE) AND HIBISCUS-SYRIACUS (MALVACEAE)

Authors
KAWASE M TAKAHASHI M
Citation
M. Kawase et M. Takahashi, CHEMICAL-COMPOSITION OF SPOROPOLLENIN IN MAGNOLIA-GRANDIFLORA (MAGNOLIACEAE) AND HIBISCUS-SYRIACUS (MALVACEAE), Grana, 34(4), 1995, pp. 242-245
Citations number
NO
Categorie Soggetti
Plant Sciences
Journal title
Grana → ACNP
ISSN journal
00173134
Volume
34
Issue
4
Year of publication
1995
Pages
242 - 245
Database
ISI
SICI code
0017-3134(1995)34:4<242:COSIM(>2.0.ZU;2-9
Abstract
The chemical composition of sporopollenin from pollen of Magnolia gran diflora Linn. (Magnoliaceae) and Hibiscus syriacus Linn. (Malvaceae) w as investigated by several spectroscopic methods, such as X-ray photoe lectron spectroscopy (XPS), infrared spectroscopy (IR) and UV-VIS abso rption spectroscopy (UV-VIS). The results suggest that sporopollenin c onsists of only three kinds of element, C, H and O. We could not find any metalic components in sporopollenin. The derail study by XPS sugge sts that the carbon atom in sporopollenin is mainly aliphatic carbon. The present study implies that the main structure of sporopollenin is a simple aliphatic polymer containing aromatic or conjugated side chai ns.