title: Long-chain alkanediols from Myricaria germanica leaf cuticular waxes.
abstract: In the leaf cuticular waxes of Myricaria germanica L. four different series of alkanediols were identified: (1) hentriacontanediol isomers with one functional group in the 12-position and a second group in positions ranging from 2 to 18, (2) C30-C34 alkanediols carrying one hydroxyl function on a primary and one on a secondary carbon atom. (3) homologous series of C25-C43 beta-diols predominantly with 8,10- and 10,12-functionalities, and (4) homologous series of C39-C43 gamma-diols with a predominance of 8,11- and 10,13-isomers. Primary/secondary diols and gamma-diols constituted only trace portions of the total wax mixture. The hentriacontanediols and the beta-diols amounted to 3.5 and 0.6 microg per cm2 of leaf surface area, corresponding to 9 and 2% of the wax mixture, respectively. Based on the different homolog and isomer patterns of respective diol fractions, two independent biosynthetic routes leading to the hentriacontanediols and the beta-diols are proposed.
authors.affiliation: Julius-von-Sachs-Institut für Biowissenschaften, Universität Würzburg, Germany. jetter@botanik.uni-wuerzburg.de
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Jetter
mesh_terms: D000473:Alkanes / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002849:Chromatography, Gas; D006900:Hydroxylation; D019684:Magnoliopsida / Q000737:chemistry*; D018515:Plant Leaves / Q000737:chemistry; D014885:Waxes / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D000473:Alkanes; D014885:Waxes