Acta Botanica Croatica, Vol. 60 No. 2, 2001.
Original scientific paper
Ultrastructural study of chromoplast components rich in glycolipids
Mercedes Wrischer
; Ruđer Bošković Institute, Department of Molecular Genetics, Zagreb, Croatia
Tatjana Prebeg
; Ruđer Bošković Institute, Department of Molecular Genetics, Zagreb, Croatia
Volker Magnus
; Ruđer Boškovic Institute, Department of Molecular Genetics, Zagreb, Croatia
Nikola Ljubešić
; Ruđer Boškovic Institute, Department of Molecular Genetics, Zagreb, Croatia
Abstract
A cytochemical method for the ultrastructural localization of glycolipids, performed on thin sections, was used in the study of tubular chromoplasts. The method gave clear pictures of structures that contained glycolipids, while other chemical constituents were not stained. The method was tested on two flowers (Impatients noli-tangere L. and Thunbergia alata Boj. ex Sims) containing different types of tubular chromoplasts. The ultrastructure
and mode of development of the two types of tubules are discussed and compared with the results obtained by standard staining methods.
Keywords
Impatiens noli-tangere,; Thunbergia alata; chromoplast tubule; ultrastructure; glycolipid staining
Hrčak ID:
160829
URI
Publication date:
31.12.2001.
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