Investigating plant lipid biopolymers.
This paper presents a review of the biological importance and occurrence of plant cutin, the main lipid biopolymer in higher plants. Its chemical composition and structure are reviewed and a short laboratory practical exercise on the extraction, purification and qualitative analysis of fruit cutin is presented.
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Departamento de Biología Molecular y Bioquímica, Facultad de Ciencias, Universidad de Málaga, 29071, Málaga, Spain
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