Suberin Production by Isolated Tomato Fruit Protoplasts

Abstract
The multilamellar wall secreted by protoplasts isolated from locule tissue of tomato fruit was purified, and an extract was obtained after depolymerization with BF3-methanol. Analysis of this extract using TLC demonstrated the presence of fatty acid methyl esters, fatty alcohols, dicarboxylic acid dimethyl esters and .omega.-hydroxy acid methyl esters. These components were quantified using an Iatroscan TLC-flame ionization detection system. The different chain lengths in each group were identified and quantified using gas chromatography. The results clearly indicated the presence of suberin.