Definition of Sporopollenin
1. [n -S]
Medical Definition of Sporopollenin
1.
Polymer of carotenoids, found in the exine of the pollen wall. Extremely resistant to chemical or enzymic degradation.
This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology
(11 Mar 2008)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sporopollenin
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