Ultrastructural and cytochemical examination of the nuclear crystalloid inclusions of Olea europaea L. mesophyll cells |
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Authors: | Eleftherios P Eleftheriou Udo Kristen |
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Institution: | (1) Department of Botany, University of Thessaloniki, GR 54006 Thessaloniki, Greece;(2) Institut für Allgemeine Botanik, Universität Hamburg, Ohnhorststrasse 18, 52 Hamburg, Germany |
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Abstract: | Summary The nuclei of mesophyll cells of olive trees contain numerous sizeable crystalloid inclusions. Cytochemical examination using epoxy resin-embedded, semithin-sectioned tissue indicated the presence of proteins and oligoor polysaccharides in these inclusions. Their electron microscopical analysis revealed a crystalline substructure consisting of intersected subunits of high order. The spacing of the lattice fibrils and the angles of intersection were determined and used to establish a model of the unit cell of crystallization. It is suggested that the nuclear crystalloids of olive trees consist of glycoprotein molecules. They differ from the intranuclear crystalloids observed in other species predominantly in the high density of their subunit arrangement. |
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Keywords: | Nuclear crystalloid inclusions Olea europaea Cytochemistry Ultrastructure Glycoprotein |
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