AMINO ACID AND SUGAR CONTENT OF THE NECTAR EXUDATE FROM LIMODORUM ABORTIVUM (ORCHIDACEAE). COMPARISON WITH EPIPACTIS ATROPURPUREA NECTAR COMPOSITION

@article{Pais1986AMINOAA,
  title={AMINO ACID AND SUGAR CONTENT OF THE NECTAR EXUDATE FROM LIMODORUM ABORTIVUM (ORCHIDACEAE). COMPARISON WITH EPIPACTIS ATROPURPUREA NECTAR COMPOSITION},
  author={Maria Salom{\'e} S. Pais},
  journal={Apidologie},
  year={1986},
  volume={17},
  pages={125-136}
}
  • M. Pais
  • Published 1986
  • Biology
  • Apidologie
SUMMARY The amino acid content of nectary exudates from two orchids, L. nbortivum (spur nectary) and E. ati!optirpiti-ea (open nectary) were studied by means of capillary gas chromatography. Amino acids were analyzed as the corresponding N-heptafluorobutyryl isopropyl esters. For each amino acid, enantiomeric composition was achieved by gas chromatography of the N-pentafluoropropionyl isopropyl esters on a capillary coated with the chiral liquid phase Chirasil-Val. Comparison of the amino acid… 
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