Components of cottonplant leaves, their functional role and biological activity

This review generalizes information on the composition of the components of cottonplant leaves: hydrocarbons, organic, amino, and hydroxy acids, alcohols, triterpenes, phenolic compounds, carotenoids, sugars, pectin substances, polyisoprenoids, diols, tocopherols, sterol esters, and others. Their role in the growth and development of the plant and their biological properties are discussed.Institute of the Chemistry of Plant Substances, Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistan, Tashkent, fax (3712) 40 64 75. Translated from Khimiya Prirodnykh Soedinenii, No. 6, pp. 773–788, November–December, 1997.