Sclereids are sclerenchyma cells having thick lignified
secondary walls. Douglas-fir sclereids, also called bast fibers,
are long (1 mm in length), sharply pointed, spindle-shaped fibers
of a red-brown color. Sclereids from Douglas-fir bark and nine
other western coniferous species were examined for their morphology.
The external surface characteristics of sclereids...
The inner bark of Douglas-fir was successively extracted with ethanol-water (4:1 v/v), benzene-ethanol (2:1, v./iv), water, and 0.5% aqueous ammonium oxalate solution. The residue was reacted with acidified sodium chlorite, a commonly used reagent to separate lignin from carbohydrates. In general the reaction dissolves the lignin and leaves the carbohydrates...
Because Douglas-fir [Pseudotsuga menziesii(Mirb.)Franco] bark is a raw material produced in our renewable forests along with wood, an understanding of the ultrastructure of bark cells is of paramount importance if wood technologists are to utilize the bark to the fullest potential. The objectives of this study were to develop microscopic...
Douglas-fir bark was extracted with n-hexane yielding a light colored, "wax-like" solid as the n-hexane soluble fraction. The chemical constituents of this n-hexane soluble fraction were partially resolved by column chromatography using Silica Gel G as stationary phase and chloroform-n-hexane (3:1 v/v) as developing solvent. Several bands were observed under...
This is the first detailed chromatographic examination of Pseudotsuga menzesii and three other Pseudotsuga species (P. macrocarpa, P. japonica, and P. wilsoniana). The whole bark of these four species was sequentially extracted with hexane, benzene, ethyl ether, ethyl alcohol and water. Paper and thin layer chromatographic techniques were coupled with...