Beitr. Tabakforsch. Int., 1988, 14-2, p. 67-84., ISSN.0173-783X
Isolation and identification of the wax esters from the cuticular waxes of green tobacco leaf
USDA-ARS, Tobacco Quality and Safety Research Unit, Athens. Georgia, USA
Recent studies in the authors' laboratory on the cuticular chemicals of green tobacco leaf have revealed the presence of wax esters, composed of fatty acids bound to fatty alcohols. Cuticular components of young green NC 2326 tobacco leaves were...