Suberin

{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-027090",
  "term": "Suberin",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "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 ω-hydroxyacids (26%) and α,ω-diacids (45%), with dominant chain-lengths of 16, 18 and 22 carbons; used to make plant cell walls more visible to electron microscopy.",
  "references": [
    "NLM Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/suberin/"
}