Andalusian experts took as a reference the main component of the epidermis of the skin of this fruit: a biopoliéster called cutin which is the matrix of the cuticle layer covering the surface of leaves, stems not lignified and fruits of higher plants. The main function of this biopolymer is to preserve the loss of water from inside cells and to act as an interface between the plant and the external environment.
Jose Jesus Benitez Jimenez, project manager, said "cutin product is seen as a biocompatible, biodegradable and not toxic itself nature used as a protective layer of fruit and leaves, and therefore can be adapted and used as material artificially commercial food packaging. "Surprisingly, despite being part of a wide range of plant tissues, the evolutionary process has led to the chemical composition of plant cutin is very homogeneous, "stresses.
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