白花前胡营养器官结构及其分泌道分布规律的研究

运用石蜡切片方法,观察白花前胡营养器官的显微结构及其分泌道的分布特征,以明确营养器官内分泌结构的分布规律,为揭示白花前胡次生代谢产物的积累提供解剖学依据。结果表明,(1)白花前胡成长根从外到内由周皮、中柱鞘薄壁组织和次生维管组织组成,而且中柱鞘薄壁组织不同于一般双子叶植物根的结构;茎从外到内由表皮、皮层和维管柱组成;叶为异面叶结构。(2)白花前胡根、茎及叶中均有分泌道存在,分泌道在根中分布于中柱鞘薄壁组织和次生韧皮部中,茎中分布于皮层和髓中,叶中分布于维管束上下两侧的薄壁组织中。     

泽漆营养器官发育解剖学研究

采用石蜡切片法、半薄切片法对泽漆营养器官的发育过程进行了观察,同时对3种器官中乳汁管的分布和大小进行了分析。结果表明:泽漆根的发育类似于草本双子叶植物根的一般发育规律。初生木质部为三原型。茎的初生结构由表皮、皮层、维管束环和髓构成,其髓中有空腔,而茎的次生生长过程中维管形成层的活动短暂,仅产生少量次生维管组织,不形成周皮。叶的发育包括原分生组织、初生分生组织和成熟结构3个阶段,属于异面叶结构。泽漆乳汁管主要分布在维管束韧皮部的外侧。在3种器官中,乳汁管直径差异较大,依次为根>茎>叶。     

狭叶柴胡营养器官中柴胡皂苷和黄酮类化合物的积累部位及含量比较

采用植物解剖学、组织化学定位和紫外分光光度计分析方法,对狭叶柴胡各营养器官(根、茎、叶)的结构特征、营养器官中柴胡皂苷和黄酮类化合物的积累部位及其含量进行比较研究。结果表明:(1)狭叶柴胡根由周皮、中柱鞘薄壁组织和次生维管组织组成,茎由表皮、皮层和维管柱组成,叶为等面叶结构,其营养器官的结构均表现出对旱生环境的适应性。(2)组织化学定位显示,柴胡皂苷在狭叶柴胡根中主要分布在维管形成层和次生韧皮部及次生木质部靠近维管形成层的木薄壁细胞中,在茎中主要分布在表皮、皮层、维管形成层及韧皮薄壁细胞中,在叶中主要分布于表皮和叶肉中;狭叶柴胡的黄酮类化合物在茎中主要分布于表皮、棱角处的厚角组织及部分皮层细胞中,在叶中主要分布于表皮和位于叶缘及下表皮内的厚角组织中,在根内分布很少。(3)定量分析表明,柴胡总皂苷在狭叶柴胡根、茎、叶中的含量分别为2.635%、1.045%和0.981%;而黄酮类化合物在根、茎、叶中的含量分别为0.032%、1.212%和2.259%;定量分析结果与组织化学实验结果相符。研究表明,柴胡总皂苷在狭叶柴胡的根中含量最高,支持《中国药典》以根入药的结论;而且狭叶柴胡叶中的黄酮类化合物含量较高,建议对狭叶柴胡的叶进行综合开发利用。     

秦岭木姜子油细胞的分布和结构研究

利用组织透明法和石蜡制片法研究秦岭木姜子各器官内油细胞的结果表明：其根、茎、叶和果实内部有油细胞分布。但它们在大小、数量上存在差异：根的皮层和茎的次生木质部射线中的油细胞体积最小,直径１６￣２５μｍ,且数量较少;果实果肉中的油细胞体积最大,直径约７０μｍ,数量也最多：根的次生韧皮部薄壁组织、茎的皮层和髓以及叶肉组织中的油细胞大小和数量则介于前两者之间,直径约４０μｍ。油细胞多数为单个散在,呈球形或     

麻疯树乳汁管的解剖学研究

麻疯树(JatrophacurcasL.)的乳汁管能分泌含有多种药用成分的乳汁。采用石蜡切片、冰冻切片和半薄切片技术,在光学显微镜下观察麻疯树乳汁管的类型、分布和大小。结果表明,麻疯树中存在有节连接和非连接乳汁管、无节分枝和不分枝乳汁管;乳汁管普遍分布在皮层和韧皮部,茎和叶脉的木质部存在少量的乳汁管,茎、叶柄、花梗和果柄的髓部有少量分布;靠近维管组织的皮层中的乳汁管直径较大,而靠近表皮的皮层中的乳汁管直径较小,如茎中靠近维管组织的乳汁管直径为40-60μm,而靠近表皮的乳汁管直径为5-18μm。     

栽培太子参块根中皂苷的组织化学定位及其含量变化

应用植物解剖学、组织化学定位及植物化学技术,研究了栽培太子参块根不同发育时期的结构特征与皂苷积累的关系.结果表明:太子参不定根的初生结构和次生结构类似一般草本双子叶植物根的特征.在成熟的块根中次生木质部约占80%,其中以木薄壁组织细胞为主.导管很少,次生韧皮部中也以薄壁组织细胞居多,从而形成纺锤状块根.组织化学定位显示,在根的初生结构中,皂苷分布在中柱鞘和初生韧皮部的薄壁组织细胞中.在次生结构与成熟块根中,皂苷分布在除木栓层及导管外的周皮及次生维管组织其它细胞中,其中次生韧皮部显色较深.植物化学检测结果表明,2月与7月块根的皮部中皂苷的含量高于木部,与组织化学结果一致:根头部的皂苷含量＞根尾部＞根中部.在块根的发育过程中,皂苷的含量存在高一低一高的动态特点,此种变化规律与其根系的发育特点相关.     

北柴胡营养器官中主要化学成分的组织化学定位及其含量比较

应用植物解剖学、组织化学定位和植物化学方法,研究了北柴胡各营养器官中柴胡皂苷和黄酮类化合物的积累分布状态及其含量变化。结果表明,柴胡皂苷在根中分布在中柱鞘和次生韧皮部中;在茎中主要分布在表皮、棱角处的厚角组织以及位于皮层和髓中的分泌道的上皮细胞中;在叶中,则分布在表皮细胞和整个叶肉组织中。而黄酮类化合物在茎中分布在表皮、棱角处的厚角组织、皮层、髓射线和髓鞘细胞中;在叶中,则主要分布在表皮和位于上下表皮内的厚角组织中。同时,北柴胡中柴胡总皂苷在根、茎、叶中的含量的变化规律为根>叶>茎;而总黄酮在根、茎、叶中的含量的变化规律为叶>茎>根;且在叶中含量相当高,从而为北柴胡的综合利用提供依据,对合理利用药材和保护北柴胡资源也有一定意义。     

二倍体与四倍体绿玉树乳汁管分布特征的比较

采用石蜡切片法、离析法以及徒手切片3种方法研究了绿玉树(EuphorbiatirucalliL.)乳汁管的分布,并对二倍体和四倍体植株茎的乳汁管分布和数量进行了比较研究。结果表明,绿玉树乳汁管为无节型;初级乳汁管主要分布在木质部与韧皮部之间,在2a生茎的髓部也有分布;次级乳汁管以多级分支的形式无规则地散布在韧皮部中;末级乳汁管分布在皮层(或周皮)下部。随着茎成熟度增加,初级乳汁管数量和直径随之增加,直径增加到一定时便不再增粗,而以增加数量的方式来缓解液压。与二倍体相比,相同成熟度的四倍体绿玉树乳汁管的数量和直径都显著减少,其中嫩茎的初级乳汁管数量减少了5.5条,直径减少了8.4μm;1a生枝条初级乳汁管数量减少了10.7条,直径减少了9.6μm。     

苦豆子营养器官的发育解剖学及组织化学研究

采用石蜡切片法对苦豆子(Sophora alopecuroides L.)根、茎、横走茎及叶的发育过程进行了研究,并利用组织化学的方法对生物碱在苦豆子各营养器官中的分布规律进行了测定.苦豆子根、茎及横走茎的初生生长与一般双子叶植物的发育规律一致,但在次生生长时,部分维管形成层细胞平周分裂只形成薄壁组织,从而将次生维管组织也分离成束.茎与横走茎的功能及生活环境不同,所以在结构上也存在一定的差异.叶是等面叶,上下表皮内都有栅栏组织的分布,其组织分化和发育过程与双子叶植物叶的发育规律一致.在茎、横走茎及叶主脉中,韧皮部的外侧都包围有纤维束,其来源都是原生韧皮部.应用硅钨酸、碘化铋钾及I-KI溶液进行沉淀反应,测定出生物总碱在苦豆子根、茎、横走茎及叶的薄壁组织细胞中均存在.     

北柴胡分泌道的发育及组织化学研究

利用植物解剖学和组织化学的方法对北柴胡根、茎和叶中分泌道的分布、发生发育过程以及组织化学进行了研究.研究结果表明,分泌道分布在根中柱鞘组织和次生韧皮部、茎韧皮部和髓,以及叶脉韧皮部内和木质部上方.根中柱鞘中的分泌道来源于中柱鞘细胞,次生韧皮部中的分泌道来源于维管形成层切向分裂向外形成的衍生细胞;茎和叶脉韧皮部内的分泌道起源于原形成层束原生韧皮部外侧的2～3层细胞;茎髓中和叶脉木质部上方的分泌道来源于基本分生组织.这些分泌道腔隙的形成都属于裂生型.组织化学结果表明分泌道是挥发油积累的重要场所.     

Cytochemical localization of pectinase activity in laticifers ofNerium oleander L.

Summary A method is described for the cytochemical localization of pectinase activity at the ultrastructural level. The procedure involves the use of Benedict's reagent to form an electron-dense copper precipitate when reacted with reducing sugars liberated from exogenously supplied pectin. Using this technique, pectinase activity was examined in the nonarticulated, branched laticifers ofNerium oleander. Electron opaque crystalline deposits indicating the presence of pectolytic enzymes were identified in laticifer central vacuoles. Smaller amounts of reaction product were distributed along the middle lamella between laticifers and adjacent cells. This report represents the first direct evidence for the involvement of pectinase in intrusive growth of nonarticulated laticifers.     

Lysosome and proteasome pathways are distributed in laticifers of Euphorbia helioscopia L.

At present, the lysosome pathway (LP) and proteasome pathway (PP) are known as major clearance systems in eukaryotic cells. The laticifer, a secretory tissue, degrades some cytoplasm during development. In this study, we investigated the distribution of LP and PP in non‐articulated laticifers of Euphorbia helioscopia L. Electron microscopy revealed that, plastids, mitochondria and some cyotsol were degraded in the late development laticifers, where there were numerous vesicles originated from dicytosomes. Accordingly, some key proteins in LP and PP were detected in E. helioscopia latex using isobaric tags for relative and absolute quantitation (iTRAQ) proteomics. Further immunohistochemistry analysis revealed that the clathrin heavy chain (CHC) belonging to LP and the ubiquitin‐mediated proteasome degradation increases gradually as the laticifer develops. Immuno‐electron microscopy revealed that the cysteine protease, CHC and AP‐2 complex subunit beta‐1 belonging to LP were mainly distributed in vesicles deriving from dicytosomes, which we called lysosome‐like vesicles. Ubiquitin was widely distributed in the cytosol, and proteasome activity was significantly reduced when various concentrations of the inhibitor MG132 were added to the latex total protein. We hypothesize that LP and PP are distributed in E. helioscopia laticifers; and it was speculated that LP and PP might be involved in the degradation of organelles and some cytoplasmic matrix in E. helioscopia laticifers.     

The distribution of plasmodesmata in the phloem ofHevea brasiliensis in relation to laticifer loading

Summary Cell to cell connections, including plasmodesmata and perforations, were examined in the non-conducting secondary phloem ofHevea brasiliensis. Samples were taken from trunks of numerous trees, from several clones, and prepared for thin sectioning and transmission or scanning electron microscopy and as optical sections for fluorescence microscopy. Numerous plasmodesmata were found clustered in primary pit-fields between the ray and axial parenchyma cells. Between the laticifers and adjacent parenchyma sheath cells, structures corresponding to functional plasmodesmata were not observed. But some unusual structural features were occasionally seen in these walls. These observations are discussed in relation to the possible function of the cell types, and to the loss of latex on the tapping ofHevea. It is suggested that the loading of the laticifer might first require a symplastic pathway for the transport of metabolites, at the end of which the assimilates must enter the apoplast. A transmembrane active transport system then transfers the metabolites in the laticifer. The presumable role of parenchyma cells in the loading of laticifers is emphasized.     

Immunolocalization of beta-D-glucans,pectins, and arabinogalactan-proteins during intrusive growth and elongation of nonarticulated laticifers in Asclepias speciosa Torr

Nonarticulated laticifers are latex-containing cells that elongate indefinitely and grow intrusively between the walls of meristematic cells. To identify biochemical mechanisms involved in the growth of nonarticulated laticifers, we have analyzed the distribution of various polysaccharides and proteoglycans in walls of meristematic cells in contact with laticifers, nonadjacent to laticifers, and in laticifer walls. In the shoot apex of Asclepias speciosa, the levels of callose and a (1-->4)-beta-galactan epitope are lower in meristematic walls in contact with laticifers than in nonadjacent walls. In contrast, we did not detect a decline in xyloglucan, homogalacturonan, and arabinogalactan-protein epitopes upon contact of meristematic cells with laticifers. Laticifer elongation is also associated with the development of a homogalacturonan-rich middle lamella between laticifers and their neighboring cells. Furthermore, laticifers lay down walls that differ from those of their surrounding cells. This is particularly evident for epitopes in rhamnogalacturonan I. A (1-->5)-alpha-arabinan epitope in this pectin is more abundant in laticifers than meristematic cells, while the opposite is observed for a (1-->4)-beta-galactan epitope. Also, different cell wall components exhibit distinct distribution patterns within laticifer walls. The (1-->5)-alpha-arabinan epitope is distributed throughout the laticifer walls while certain homogalacturonan and arabinogalactan-protein epitopes are preferentially located in particular regions of laticifer walls. Taken together, our results indicate that laticifer penetration causes changes in the walls of meristematic cells and that there are differences in wall composition within laticifer walls and between laticifers and their surrounding cells.     

Ultrastructure and development of nonarticulated laticifers in seedlings ofEuphorbia maculata L.

The ultrastructure of nonarticulated laticifers in the seedlings ofEuphorbia maculata was studied at various developmental stages. The apical regions of the seedling laticifers growing intrusively contained large nuclei with mainly euchromatin and dense cytoplasm possessing various and many organelles such as rich ribosomes, several small vacuoles, giant mitochondria with dense matrices, rough endoplasmic reticulum, dictyosomes, and proplastids. This result suggested that the apical regions of laticifers were metabolically very active. Laticifers in seedlings at the first-leaf developmental stage did not contain latex particle. In seedlings at second-leaf growth stage, the laticifer cells contained numerous and elongated small vacuoles. These vacuoles appeared to arise by dilation of the endoplasmic reticulum and frequently possessed osmiophilic or electron-dense latex particles. The small vacuoles fused with the large vacuole occupying the central portion of the subapical region of laticifers, and then the latex particles were released into the large central vacuole. The latex particles varied in size and were lightly or darkly stained. Proplastids with a dense matrix and a few osmiophilic plastoglobuli were filled with an elongated starch grain and thus were transformed into amyloplasts. Latex particles were initially produced in the laticifers after seedlings had developed their second young leaves. In seedlings at forth-leaf stage, latex particles with an alveolated rim were found in the laticifers.     

Ultrastructure and cytochemical localization of acid phosphatase of laticifers in Euphorbia kansui Liou

Acid phosphatase (AcPase) activities are involved in the degeneration process of cytoplasm in plants. In this study, acid phosphatase was detected by the method of lead nitrate and cytochemical electron microscopy during the development of nonarticulated laticifers in Euphorbia kansui Liou. The most important feature in the differentiation of the laticifers in E. kansui is that the development of small vacuoles arises from endoplasmic reticulum (ER). The mature laticifers possess a thin layer of electron-dense peripheral cytoplasm in which the organelle cannot be distinguished and a large central vacuole filled with latex particles. AcPase cytochemistry studies show AcPase reaction products congregated into heaps are distributed along the tonoplast of central vacuole and around the mitochondria and plastids. Some small vacuoles which develop at later developmental stages of laticifers contain AcPase reaction products. As a result, the central vacuole is formed by cellular autophagy and fusion of small vacuoles which apparently arises from ER.     

Laticifer distribution in fig inflorescence and its potential role in the fig-fig wasp mutualism

Although in Moraceae the presence of laticifers is considered to be a synapomorphy, little is known about the distribution and morphology of this type of secretory structure in the reproductive organs of its species. Ficus, the largest genus of Moraceae, is characterized by an inflorescence known as syconium and by an obligate mutualistic interaction with pollinating wasps. The objectives of the present study were to evaluate the distribution and morphology of laticifers in syconia of 36 species belonging to different Ficus sections and to survey traits of taxonomic and adaptive value for the group. Syconia containing flowers in a receptive state were collected, fixed and processed for anatomical analysis. All species studied have branched laticifers distributed in the syconium receptacle, in the ostiolar bracts and in the pedicel of staminate flowers. Almost all species show laticifers in the pedicel of shorter-styled flowers. Laticifers also occur in the pedicel of longer-styled flowers in most Ficus sections, except F. curtipes (Conosycea section) and more than 75% of the studied species of the Americanae section. Laticifers are observed in the sepals of 25 of the 36 species studied and occasionally in the pistil. The presence of laticifers in the pedicel of shorter-style flowers and its absence in the pistil suggest that the distribution of this secretory structure in the fig flower was selected by pressures imposed by the fig-fig wasp mutualism. The laticifers in the pedicel of shorter-styled flowers may confer protection to the developing wasp larvae against natural enemies. However, the absence of laticifers in the pistil of most Ficus species studied was probably selected by the mutualistic relationship with the agaonid pollinating wasps since the latex could interfere with oviposition through the style, with the larval development of the pollinating fig wasps, and the emergence of pollinator offspring from their galls.     

Structure of the Bark and Clonal Variability in Hevea brasiliensis Muell. Arg. (Willd. ex A. Juss.)

Detailed studies have been made on the structure of the barkof ten Hevea clones and the clonal variabilities with regardto the density and size of ray groups, density of laticifersper row per unit circumference of the tree, diameter of laticifersand the extent of connection between laticifers. Clonal variabilitywas highly significant with regard to the density of ray groups,ray height, ray width in the laticifer layer and the laticifercharacters. The influence of ray characters on the orientationof laticifers and thereby its quantity is discussed. The scopeof using anatomical parameters for clone identification is examined. Hevea brasiliensis, Para rubber tree, laticifers, bark (structure), anatomy, clonal variability, rubber     

Ultrastructure of Non-Articulated Laticifers in Allamanda violacea

Ultrastructure studies on the differentiation of non-articulatedbranched laticifers in Allamanda violacea Gardn. were carriedout. Growing laticifers show sequential changes. In the earlystage, the laticifers possess electron dense cytoplasm, abundantmitochondria, ER, ribosomes, small vacuoles, nucleus and plastidwith starch-grains. The ER dilates to form small vacuoles whichcoalesce at the later stages. A large central vacuole is formedin the mature laticifers due to the cellular autophagy of cytoplasmincluding the cell organelles. At this stage, the mitochondriapossess a few cristae and plastids with plastoglobuli and smallstarch grains. Towards the end of differentiation the cytoplasmis restricted to a thin parietal layer along the cell wall,the remaining organelles being either reduced in number or degenerate.Plasmodesmata and primary pit fields are occasionally observedbetween the laticifer and the adjacent parenchyma cell. Allamanda violacea, laticifers, ultrastructure