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Cutin
Cutin Cu"tin (k[=u]"t[i^]n), n. [L. cutis skin, outside.]
(PLant Physiol.)
A waxy substance which, combined with cellulose, forms a
substance nearly impervious to water and constituting the
cuticle in plants.
Cutin
Cutin Cu"tin (k[=u]"t[i^]n), n. [L. cutis skin, outside.]
(Bot.)
The substance which, added to the material of a cell wall,
makes it waterproof, as in cork.
Meaning of Cutin from wikipedia
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Cutin is one of two waxy
polymers that are the main
components of the
plant cuticle,
which covers all
aerial surfaces of plants, the
other being cutan...
- The
enzyme cutinase (systematic name:
cutin hydrolase, EC 3.1.1.74) is a
member of the
hydrolase family. It
catalyzes the
following reaction: R 1 COOR...
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fatty acids called suberin acids and glycerol. Suberin,
interconnected with
cutins and lignins, also
complex macromolecules, form a
protective barrier in the...
- by the
protoplast as
secondary wall
layers inside the
primary cell wall.
Cutin is
secreted outside the
primary cell wall and into the
outer layers of the...
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deeply crenate and undulate.
Stems appear to be waxy
therefore cutin may be present.
Cutin reduces water loss from stems. A gel-like
substance oozes out...
- hemicelluloses, and pectin. Often,
other polymers such as lignin,
suberin or
cutin are anc****d to or
embedded in
plant cell walls.
Algae exhibit cell walls...
- plants. The
other and better-known
polymer is
cutin.
Cutan is
believed to be a
hydrocarbon polymer,
whereas cutin is a polyester, but the
structure and synthesis...
- acid and 18-hydroxy
stearic acid are key
monomers of
cutin in the
plant cuticle. The
polymer cutin is
formed by
interesterification of
omega hydroxy acids...
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insoluble cuticular membrane impregnated by and
covered with
soluble waxes.
Cutin, a
polyester polymer composed of inter-esterified
omega hydroxy acids which...
- the plant. The
outer epidermis is
coated with a waxy
thick layer called cutin which prevents loss of water. The
epidermis also
consists of
stomata (singular:stoma)...
