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Cutin extraction and composition determined under differing depolymerisation conditions in cork oak leaves.

Rita Simões¹, Isabel Miranda¹, Helena Pereira¹

¹Centro de Estudos Florestais, Instituto Superior de Agronomia, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal.

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This study optimized methanolysis conditions for plant cutin analysis. We established a protocol for accurate cutin quantification and compositional profiling in Quercus suber leaves.

Keywords:

Quercus suber leaves alkaline methanolysis cutin fragmentation fatty acids glycerol macromolecular assembly

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Area of Science:

Plant biology
Biochemistry
Analytical chemistry

Background:

Cutin is a crucial biopolyester for plant waterproofing.
Accurate quantification and compositional analysis of cutin require effective depolymerization methods.
Existing protocols for cutin methanolysis are not sufficiently defined.

Purpose of the Study:

To investigate the impact of varying sodium methoxide (NaOMe) concentrations on cutin depolymerization.
To optimize methanolysis conditions for precise cutin content determination.
To establish reliable protocols for cutin compositional profiling.

Main Methods:

Methanolysis of dewaxed Quercus suber leaves using five different NaOMe concentrations.
Analysis of released glycerol via high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC).
Analysis of long-chain lipids using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS).

Main Results:

Complete cutin removal was achieved with 3% NaOMe.
Milder conditions (0.01% and 0.1% NaOMe) depolymerized only 14% of the cutin.
Glycerol, alkanoic acids, and alkanols were released under milder conditions, while ω-hydroxyacids and α,ω-diacids required more intensive conditions.

Conclusions:

The study established an optimized protocol for cutin content determination and compositional profiling based on catalyst concentration.
Quercus suber leaf cutin is a glyceridic polyester of ω-hydroxyacids and alkanoic acids, with minor α,ω-diacids and coumarate moieties.
Cutin's structure is suggested to be a macromolecular assembly of glycerol linked to lipid oligomeric chains with moderate cross-linking.