n-alkane profile of Argemone mexicana leaves.
An n-hexane extract of fresh, mature leaves of Argemone mexicana (Papaveraceae), containing thin-layer epicuticular waxes, has been analysed for the first time by TLC, IR and GLC using standard hydrocarbons. Seventeen long-chain alkanes (n-C18 to n-C34) were identified and quantified. Nonacosane (n-C29) was established as the n-alkane with the highest amount, whilst octadecane (n-C19) was the least abundant component of the extracted wax fraction. The carbon preference index (CPI) calculated for the hydrocarbon sample with the chain lengths between C18 and C34 was 1.2469, showing an odd to even carbon number predominance.
Microbiology Research Unit, Parasitology Laboratory, Department of Zoology, The University of Burdwan, Burdwan-713104, West Bengal, India.
Indranil
I
Bhattacharjee
Anupam
A
Ghosh
Nandita
N
Chowdhury
Soroj Kumar
SK
Chatterjee
Goutam
G
Chandra
Subrata
S
Laskar
D000473:Alkanes / Q000032:analysis*; D031674:Argemone / Q000737:chemistry*; D007194:India; D010936:Plant Extracts / Q000737:chemistry; D018515:Plant Leaves / Q000737:chemistry*
D000473:Alkanes; D010936:Plant Extracts