INTRODUCTION . LOCATION AND ULTRASTRUCTURE OF CUTIN AND SUBERIN . CHEMISTRY OF CUTIN AND SUBERIN . Methodology . Isolation ...••••••.....•......• •.••••••••.........•.........••••.•......•..•.........••••••..•........•..•..•. Depolymerization . Analytical techniques ..••.•••••..••••.•••.•.......• •.•••....•.....•..••••••••••..•.........•..•..•.••• ��::::��'i tu�����:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: �:::::!�'i 1'/1e�f:��.:::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: BIOSYNTHESIS OF CUTIN . Biosynthesis of C16 Family of Cutin Monomers . Biosynthesis of CI8 Family of Cutin Monomers . Synthesis of Cutin from Monomers .. BIOSYNTHESIS OF SUBERIN . Biosynthesis of Aliphatic Components of Suberin .. Biosynthesis of Aromatic Components of Suberin .. Biosynthesis of Suberin From Monomers .. Regulation of Suberin Biosynthesis . BIODEGRADATION OF CUTIN . Degradation of Cutin by Plants .. Degradation of Cutin by Microbes . BIODEGRADATION OF SUBERIN .. CONCLUSION ..