Question:
What is cutin?
Author: Magali
Answer:
It is a hydrolysable polymer present in the leaf and stem cuticles of plants. they contain labile (weak) esterbonds (know because upon hydrolysis they released ester (C16/18) bonded hydroxy fatty acids). Mainly longchain fatty acids and alcohols.
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