Composition of the wax of Sonchus asper VILL.
1979 ◽
Vol 44
(11)
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pp. 3391-3394
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Keyword(s):
Chromatographic and spectroscopic methods were employed for analysis of the plant wax of Sonchus asper VILL. The wax contains hydrocarbons (11.7%), esters (17.4%), triterpene acetates (16.1%), primary alcohols (11.1%), triterpenic alcohols (7.8%) and sterols (11.7%).