Membrane phospholipid composition during maturation of seeds of Acer platanoides and Acer pseudoplatanus in relation to desiccation tolerance |
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Authors: | Stanisława Pukacka |
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Institution: | (1) Institute of Dendrology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Parkowa, 5, 62-035 Kórnik, Poland |
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Abstract: | Membrane phospholipid composition was investigated in seeds of two species from the genus Acer: Norway maple (Acer platanoides L.) — tolerant to desiccation, and sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus L.) — intolerant to desiccation, during their maturation, from 1 August to 25 September 1995, at weekly intervals. Seeds
of Norway maple acquire tolerance to desiccation at the end of August ie. about 125 days after flowering (DAF). Phospholipid
composition during development revealed marked differences between studied seeds. Seeds of Norway maple after acquiring tolerance
to desiccation contained much more phosphatidylcholine (PC) and phosphatidylethanolamine (PE), compared to sycamore. The ratio
of PC/PE in mature Norway maple seeds was evidently higher than those in sycamore. The level of unsaturated fatty acids in
the phospholipid fraction substantially increased in Norway maple seeds during development and the saturation of PC and PE
was less than in sycamore. The results suggest that phospholipid composition may be involved in desiccation tolerance of Norway
maple seeds. |
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Keywords: | desiccation tolerance membrane Norway maple phospholipid seed maturation sycamore |
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