Beschreibung:
Lipid-derived hydrocarbons have many important tasks in land plants. They prevent uncontrolled water loss as constituents of the hydrophobic properties of the cuticula. Another important task of lipid-derived hydrocarbons is the storage of energy. A common, lipid-derived plant storage compound is triacylglycerol (TAG). In woody plants, TAGs are localized in the stem in ray cells and utilized to power cambial reactivation in spring. The storage pools in the stem of woody plants are used not only to cope with seasonal changes but also to encounter sudden stress events such as wounding, extrem...