The wax esters from the leaf surface of the monocotyledon Lolium perenne L. and the dicotyledons Chenopodium album L. and Stellaria media L. have been analysed for the first time by gas‐liquid chromatography (g.l.c.). The esterified acids and alcohols have been obtained and their compositions compared with those of the free acids and alcohols for the three plant species. Preferential esterification of the shorter chain acids has been noted. The presence of alkyl acetates in the two dicotyledons and many branched chain components in S. media is reported. It is proposed that two distinct pools of fatty alcohols are available for the biosynthesis of the esters.
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