title: Alkyl ferulates in wound healing potato tubers.
abstract: Seven ferulic acid esters of 1-alkanols ranging in carbon length from C16 to C28 were synthesized and an HPLC protocol for their separation developed.  Extracts prepared from wound healing potato (Solanum tuberosum) tubers and analysed by HPLC indicated that alkyl ferulate esters begin to accumulate 3-7 days after wound treatment.  Of the nine esters identified by EIMS, (including two esters of odd chain length alkanols) hexadecyl and octadecyl ferulates were predominant.  Alkyl ferulate esters were restricted to the wound periderm.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Biological Chemistry, Washington State University, Pullman 99163-6340.
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Bernards
authors.forename: N G
authors.initials: NG
authors.lastname: Lewis
mesh_terms: D002244:Carbon / Q000378:metabolism; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D003373:Coumaric Acids / Q000032:analysis / Q000378:metabolism*; D008055:Lipids; D008563:Membrane Lipids / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000032:analysis* / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D018517:Plant Roots / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000502:physiology; D011198:Solanum tuberosum / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000502:physiology; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D003373:Coumaric Acids; D008055:Lipids; D008563:Membrane Lipids; D010936:Plant Extracts; D002244:Carbon; C065875:suberin; C004999:ferulic acid