The structure of the enzyme looked very similar to one evolved by many bacteria to break down cutin, a natural polymer used as a protective coating by plants.
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Cutin
Synonyms for "cutin"
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11 translations across 11 languages.
Bulgarian
1 entries- кутин noun (polymer of hydroxy acids)
Catalan
1 entries- cutina noun (polymer of hydroxy acids)
Finnish
1 entries- kutiini noun (polymer of hydroxy acids)
French
1 entries- cutine noun (polymer of hydroxy acids)
German
1 entries- Kutin noun (polymer of hydroxy acids)
Italian
1 entries- cutina noun (polymer of hydroxy acids)
Portuguese
1 entries- cutina noun (polymer of hydroxy acids)
Romanian
1 entries- cutină noun (polymer of hydroxy acids)
Spanish
1 entries- cutina noun (polymer of hydroxy acids)
Turkish
1 entries- kütin noun (polymer of hydroxy acids)
Welsh
1 entries- ciwtin noun (polymer of hydroxy acids)
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