3.1.1.74 | cutin + H2O = 2 cutin monomers |
Cutin, a polymeric structural component of plant cuticles, is a hydroxy fatty acid polymer, usually C16 or C18 and that contains one to three hydroxyl groups. The enzyme from several fungal sources also hydrolyses the p-nitrophenyl esters of hexadecanoic acid. It is however inactive towards several esters that are substrates for non-specific esterases. |
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