Suberin: the biopolyester at the frontier of plants
Suberin is a lipophilic macromolecule found in specialized plant cell walls, wherever insulation or protection towards the surroundings is needed. Suberized cells form the periderm, the tissue that envelops secondary stems as part of the bark, and develop as the sealing tissue after wounding or leaf...
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Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2015-10-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Chemistry |
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Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fchem.2015.00062/full |