 Waxes
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A plastic substance deposited by insects or obtained from plants. Waxes are esters of various fatty acids with higher, usually monohydric alcohols. The wax of pharmacy is principally yellow wax (beeswax), the material of which honeycomb is made. It consists chiefly of cerotic acid and myricin and is used in making ointments, cerates, etc. (Dorland, 27th ed)
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D014885
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D10.945
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| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Waxes" by people in Profiles.
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Bragg J, Tomasi P, Zhang L, Williams T, Wood D, Lovell JT, Healey A, Schmutz J, Bonnette JE, Cheng P, Chanbusarakum L, Juenger T, Tobias CM. Environmentally responsive QTL controlling surface wax load in switchgrass. Theor Appl Genet. 2020 Nov; 133(11):3119-3137.
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Buchwald R, Breed MD, Greenberg AR. The thermal properties of beeswaxes: unexpected findings. J Exp Biol. 2008 Jan; 211(Pt 1):121-7.
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Fitzgerald M, Murphy RC. Electrospray mass spectrometry of human hair wax esters. J Lipid Res. 2007 May; 48(5):1231-46.
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Buchwald R, Breed MD, Greenberg AR, Otis G. Interspecific variation in beeswax as a biological construction material. J Exp Biol. 2006 Oct; 209(Pt 20):3984-9.
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