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wax biosynthetic process

Known as: wax synthesis, wax formation, wax biosynthesis 
The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of wax, which includes C16 and C18 fatty acids. [ISBN:0943088399]
National Institutes of Health

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Review
2015
Review
2015
Advances in the understanding of cuticular waxes in Arabidopsis thaliana and crop species
The aerial parts of plants are covered with a cuticle, a hydrophobic layer consisting of cutin polyester and cuticular waxes that… 
Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
Characterization of Glossy1-homologous genes in rice involved in leaf wax accumulation and drought resistance
The outermost surfaces of plants are covered with an epicuticular wax layer that provides a primary waterproof barrier and… 
Highly Cited
2004
Highly Cited
2004
Mammalian Wax Biosynthesis
Wax monoesters are synthesized by the esterification of fatty alcohols and fatty acids. A mammalian enzyme that catalyzes this… 
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
The YORE-YORE gene regulates multiple aspects of epidermal cell differentiation in Arabidopsis.
We have identified a new Arabidopsis mutant, yore-yore (yre), which has small trichomes and glossy stems. Adhesion between… 
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
A novel male-sterile mutant of Arabidopsis thaliana, faceless pollen-1, produces pollen with a smooth surface and an acetolysis-sensitive exine
A mutant exhibiting conditional male sterility, in which fertility was restored under conditions of high humidity, was identified… 
Highly Cited
2000
Highly Cited
2000
Purification of a jojoba embryo fatty acyl-coenzyme A reductase and expression of its cDNA in high erucic acid rapeseed.
The jojoba (Simmondsia chinensis) plant produces esters of long-chain alcohols and fatty acids (waxes) as a seed lipid energy… 
Review
1996
Review
1996
BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY OF WAX PRODUCTION IN PLANTS.
The aerial surfaces of plants are covered with a wax layer that is primarily a waterproof barrier but that also provides… 
Highly Cited
1996
Highly Cited
1996
The CER3 gene of Arabidopsis thaliana is expressed in leaves, stems, roots, flowers and apical meristems.
The eceriferum3 (cer3) locus encodes one of 21 gene products known to be involved in wax biosynthesis in Arabidopsis thaliana… 
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Molecular characterization of the CER1 gene of arabidopsis involved in epicuticular wax biosynthesis and pollen fertility.
The aerial parts of plants are coated with an epicuticular wax layer, which is important as a first line of defense against… 
Highly Cited
1961
Highly Cited
1961
PORE CANALS AND RELATED STRUCTURES IN INSECT CUTICLE
The fine structure and the distribution of an esterase have been studied in the cuticle of Galleria larvae, Tenebrio larvae and… 
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