Biochemistry & Analytical Biochemistry

Suparna M Biswas

Publications

• Research Article
  Cuticular Wax of Tectona grandis L. Leaves – A Resistance Marker against Plant Pathogens
  Author(s): Suparna M Biswas, Nabanita Chakraborty and Prasanta C BhowmikSuparna M Biswas, Nabanita Chakraborty and Prasanta C Bhowmik
  
  The leaf surface of higher plants is composed of varied profile of hydrocarbons which play a vital role in chemical recognition and potentially involved in plant-pathogen interactions and communication with nature. There is little evidence to the direction that plant cuticle play a major factor in plant defense against pathogens besides imparting physical barrier to the plant. Teak (Tectona grandis. L) is one such tree found with diverse geographical distribution. In the present work, our objective was to study the cuticular composition of the fresh leaves of teak which is responsible for its wide adaptation and its antimicrobial activity. Cuticular compounds from the hexane fraction of the teak leaves were isolated, purified and spectral analyses revealed a long chain unbranched heneicosane (C21) with a mol. wt. of 296. This saturated hydrocarbon forms a continuous layer on the leaf .. View More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2161-1009.1000330

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