lipid composition of mangrove and its relevance to salt tolerance. | lipid compositions of mangrove trees were studied in relation to the salt-tolerance mechanism. leaves and roots were obtained from seven mature mangrove trees on iriomote island, okinawa: bruguiera gymnorrhiza, rhizophora stylosa, kandelia candel, lumnitzera racemosa, avicennia marina, pemphis acidula and sonneratia alba. lipids of mangrove leaves mainly consisted of 11 lipid classes: polar lipids, unknown (uk) 1-6, sterols, triacyl glycerols, wax ester and sterol ester (uk 3 and 4 were found to ... | 2003 | 12605298 |