Cutin purified with snail gut extract yielded, on alkaline hydrolysis, ethersoluble acids, a water-soluble fraction containing carbohydrates, and an insoluble fraction containing protein. A number of sugars and amino acids were identified in the acid hydrolysates of the last two fractions.
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