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Simple Organic Acids

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Natural Products of Woody Plants

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This section is mainly concerned with the non-volatile, non-nitrogen-containing organic acids. It is restricted to the aliphatic acids and alicyclic acids (except for fatty acids, which are covered in Sect. 6.4.2); the aromatic acids, except for shikimic and quinic acid, are covered in Chap. 7. Since only a limited number of acids have been reported to occur in woody tissues such as bark and heartwood, the acids present in other parts, such as leaves and fruit, are also included. Those found only in herbs are excluded. No attempt has been made to search all the woody plants for the occurrence of these compounds. In the following, a brief introductory explanation about the bioformation and function in plants is described for the respective organic acids (10, 33, 43, 61, 120, 121), and this is followed by tables listing the occurrence of the acid in woody plants, if any.

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Ohta, Y. (1989). Simple Organic Acids. In: Rowe, J.W. (eds) Natural Products of Woody Plants. Springer Series in Wood Science. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-74075-6_8

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