Monitoring biopolymers present in plant cuticles by FT-IR spectroscopy

Authors
Villena, JF Dominguez, E Heredia, A
Citation
Jf. Villena et al., Monitoring biopolymers present in plant cuticles by FT-IR spectroscopy, J PLANT PHY, 156(3), 2000, pp. 419-422
Citations number
9
Categorie Soggetti
Plant Sciences","Animal & Plant Sciences
Journal title
JOURNAL OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGY
ISSN journal
01761617 → ACNP
Volume
156
Issue
3
Year of publication
2000
Pages
419 - 422
Database
ISI
SICI code
0176-1617(200003)156:3<419:MBPIPC>2.0.ZU;2-C
Abstract
The usefulness of Fourier transform infrared (FT-IR) spectroscopy for ident ifying functional groups ascribed to different biopolymers present in isola ted plant cuticles is described and their relationships to the structure of the plant cuticle are discussed. For this purpose the isolated cuticle fro m Clivia miniata leaf has been investigated. The ability of the FT-IR techn ique to follow the isolation of the main components of isolated plant cutic les is also discussed.