<p class="jove_content">Aerial plant organs are protected by the cuticle, a supramolecular biopolyester-wax assembly.  We present protocols to monitor selective removal of epi- and intracuticular waxes from tomato fruit cuticles on molecular and micro scales by solid-state NMR and atomic force microscopy, respectively, and to assess the cross-linking capacity of engineered cuticular biopolyesters.</p>

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Isolation and Biophysical Study of Fruit Cuticles

The cuticle, a hydrophobic protective layer on the aerial parts of terrestrial plants, functions as a versatile defensive barrier to various biotic and ...

Institution - City College of New York, City University of New York Graduate Center and Institute for Macromolecular Assemblies

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