Abstract
An efficient protocol combining enzymatic and chemical methods has been developed for the isolation of lime fruit cutin and potato suberin in pure form and with excellent yields. Starting with the procedures specified by commercial assay kits for model substrates, the breakdown of cellulose, pectin, and hemicellulose cell-wall constituents was optimized with respect to enzyme concentration, substrate concentration, reaction time, and temperature. The optimized procedures were then applied to the plant polyesters cutin and suberin, with the isolation process monitored in parallel by gravimetric methods and with cross-polarization magic-angle spinning 13 C NMR
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