Biophysical and biochemical characteristics of cutin, a plant barrier biopolymer

被引：314

作者：

Heredia, A ^{[1
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机构：

[1] Univ Malaga, Fac Ciencias, Grp Caracterizac & Sintesis Biopolimeros Vegetale, Dept Biol Mol & Bioquim, E-29071 Malaga, Spain

来源：

BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-GENERAL SUBJECTS | 2003年 / 1620卷 / 1-3期

关键词：

plant cuticle; cutin; chemical composition; molecular architecture; biosynthesis;

D O I：

10.1016/S0304-4165(02)00510-X

中图分类号：

Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];

学科分类号：

071010 ; 081704 ;

摘要：

Cutin is a support biopolyester involved in waterproofing the leaves and fruits of higher plants, regulating the flow of nutrients among various plant cells and organs, and minimizing the deleterious impact of pathogens. Despite the complexity and intractable nature of this biopolymer, significant progress in chemical composition, molecular architecture and, more recently, biosynthesis have been made in the past 10 years. This review is focused in the description of these advances and their physiological impacts to improve our knowledge on plant cutin, an unusual topic in most plant physiology and biochemistry books and reviews. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science B.V All rights reserved.

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