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A new non-saponifiable highly aliphatic and resistant biopolymer in plant cuticles

Evidence from pyrolysis and 13C-NMR analysis of present-day and fossil plants

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  1. Department of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Organic Geochemistry Unit, Delft University of Technology, 2628, RZ Delft, The Netherlands

    M. Nip, E. W. Tegelaar, J. W. de Leeuw & P. A. Schenck

  2. Long Ashton Research Station, University of Bristol, BS18 9AF, Bristol, UK

    P. J. Holloway

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We thank Dr. R.A. Wind for performing the CP-MAS 13C-NMR analysis.

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Nip, M., Tegelaar, E.W., de Leeuw, J.W. et al. A new non-saponifiable highly aliphatic and resistant biopolymer in plant cuticles. Naturwissenschaften 73, 579–585 (1986). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00368768

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