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-C18) 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.

• Publication year

  2010

• Venue

  Zeitschrift für Naturforschung C - A Journal of Biosciences

• Publication date

  2010-10-01

• Fields of study

  Medicine, Chemistry, Environmental Science

• Identifiers
  DOI 10.1515/znc-2010-9-1001PMID 21138052
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  Open on Semantic Scholar

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  Semantic Scholar, PubMed

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