Carbon Sequestration in Resin-Tapped Slash Pine ( Engelm.) Subtropical Plantations.

Every year more than 150,000 tons of resin used in a myriad of industrial applications are produced by Brazilian plantations of Engelm. (slash pine), which are also used for timber. A pine tree can be tapped for resin over a period of several years.

Methods of Mimosine Extraction from Leucaena leucocephala (Lam.) de Wit Leaves.

Mimosine is a nonprotein amino acid biosynthesized from OAS (O-acetylserine) and 3H4P (3-hydroxy-4-pyridone or its tautoisomer 3,4-dihydroxypyridine). This amino acid constitutively occurs in all parts of Leucaena leucocephala (Lam.) de Wit plants and is found at higher concentrations in seeds and leaves.