Secreted oleanolic acid on the cuticleOlea europaea (Oleaceae); a chemical barrier to fungal attack |
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| Authors: | I Kubo A Matsumoto |
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| Institution: | (1) Division of Entomology and Parasitology, College of Natural Resources, University of California, 94720 Berkeley, California, USA |
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| Abstract: | Summary The leaf of the bitter oliveOlea europaea (Oleaceae) is heavily coated by almost pure oleanolic acid, which forms part of a  multichemical defense against fungal attack.We thank Mr K. A. Hoelmer for taking the electron micrographs and also Professor T. Kamikawa for NMR measurements. |
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| Keywords: | Olea europaea cuticle oleanolic acid fungal attack |
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