suberin - CISMeF

Preferred Label : suberin;

MeSH note : a lipidic polyester present in suberized plant cell walls that develop in the outer tissues of plants, where they play protective and insulating functions; term derived from Quercus suber, the cork-oak tree; upon depolymerization, cork suberin releases a complex mixture of monomers, namely, glycerol (14%) and long-chain ?-hydroxyacids (26%) and ?,?-diacids (45%), with dominant chain-lengths of 16, 18 and 22 carbons; used to make plant cell walls more visible to electron microscopy;

Registry Number MeSH : 8072-95-5;

Is substance : O;

Détails

Origin ID

C065875;

UMLS CUI

C0084657;

MeSH indexing information
- plants [MeSH Descriptor]
MeSH term(s) associated for indexing
- lipids [MeSH Descriptor]
Record concept(s)
- suberin [MeSH concept]
Semantic type(s)
- Organic Chemical [UMLS semantic type]

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