The metabolism of plant and insect waxes

Chibnall, Albert Charles; Piper, Stephen Harvey

doi:10.1042/bj0282209

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“…Occasionally, compounds considered to be cuticular components are found in organeiles such as chloroplasts (9). Moreover, Chibnall (1,2) stated that a group of noncuticular leaf waxes exist which are not cuticle excretions, but constitute an integal part of the general fat phase of leaf cells. The long chain, primary components of the "inside wax" included C30 compounds, however, it is possible that there was contamination frm the cuticle during extraction.…”

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Effect of Triacontanol on Plant Cell Cultures in Vitro

Hangarter¹,

Ries²,

Carlson

1978

Plant Physiol.

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Triacontanol ICH.(CH2)2sCH2OHI increased growth in vitro of cell cultures of haploid tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum). The fresh weight of cell cultures of tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum), potato (Solanum tuberosum), bean (Phaseolus vulgaris), and barley (Hordeum vulgare x H. jubatum) was also increased. The increase in growth of tobacco callus seems to have been due to an increase in cell number. Another long chain alcohol, octocosanol ICH(CH2)2fiCH2OHI, did not increase the growth of tobacco cell cultures.

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Effect of Triacontanol on Plant Cell Cultures in Vitro

Hangarter¹,

Ries²,

Carlson

1978

Plant Physiol.

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“…However, the absence of n-Cj-, acid in plants prompted them to discard this hypothesis (35). The recent demonstrations (36) of active a-oxidation in plants, especially in young leaves, suggested a possible source for n-C15 acid in the tissues, and therefore Chibnall's original suggestion was reexamined and was elaborated on (34), as shown in scheme 1, line I.…”

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Biosynthesis of Surface Lipids

Kolattukudy

1968

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“…Two alternative pathways have been proposed for the conversion of acyl compounds into alkanes, which vary in the central reaction in which a C 1 unit is cleaved off (Bianchi, 1995;Bognar et al, 1984;Chibnall and Piper, 1934). The difference lies in the nature of the immediate precursor from which cleavage occurs and whether the C 1 unit is CO or CO 2 (decarbonylation versus decarboxylation).…”

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Plant surface lipid biosynthetic pathways and their utility for metabolic engineering of waxes and hydrocarbon biofuels

2008

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SummaryDue to their unique physical properties, waxes are high-value materials that are used in a variety of industrial applications. They are generated by chemical synthesis, extracted from fossil sources, or harvested from a small number of plant and animal species. As a result, the diversity of chemical structures in commercial waxes is low and so are their yields. These limitations can be overcome by engineering of wax biosynthetic pathways in the seeds of high-yielding oil crops to produce designer waxes for specific industrial end uses. In this review, we first summarize the current knowledge regarding the genes and enzymes generating the chemical diversity of cuticular waxes that accumulate at the surfaces of primary plant organs. We then consider the potential of cuticle biosynthetic genes for biotechnological wax production, focusing on selected examples of wax ester chain lengths and isomers. Finally, we discuss the genes/enzymes of cuticular alkane biosynthesis and their potential in future metabolic engineering of plants for the production of renewable hydrocarbon fuels.

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The metabolism of plant and insect waxes

Cited by 77 publications

References 7 publications

Effect of Triacontanol on Plant Cell Cultures in Vitro

Effect of Triacontanol on Plant Cell Cultures in Vitro

Biosynthesis of Surface Lipids

Plant surface lipid biosynthetic pathways and their utility for metabolic engineering of waxes and hydrocarbon biofuels

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