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A COMPARATIVE INVESTIGATION OF THE PARTICLE FRACTIONS FROM HOYA, DISCHIDIA AND EUPHORBIA LATICES
Author(s) -
Groeneveld H. W.
Publication year - 1976
Publication title -
acta botanica neerlandica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.871
H-Index - 87
eISSN - 1438-8677
pISSN - 0044-5983
DOI - 10.1111/j.1438-8677.1976.tb01066.x
Subject(s) - euphorbia , triterpene , particle (ecology) , botany , chemistry , biosynthesis , particle size , euphorbiaceae , biology , organic chemistry , ecology , medicine , alternative medicine , pathology , enzyme
SUMMARY Particle size, morphology and lipid composition of the latex particle fractions of 18 Hoya , 3 Dischidia and 5 Euphorbia species were investigated. Of these latices only two showed in vitro triterpene biosynthesis. Some aspects of particle biosynthesis are discussed.