The diversity and biosynthesis of plant cuticular waxes
Plants coat themselves in a cuticle to hinder transpiration across the vast surface areas they require for photosynthesis. The cuticle is made of cutin, a polyester, and cuticular waxes, aliphatic compounds that form the water barrier. Cuticles of model plants had been major targets for cuticular...
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University of British Columbia
2016
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/2429/59017 |