The Composition and the Content of ∆-5 Sterols, Fatty Acids, and the Activity of Acyl-Lipid Desaturases in the Shoots of Ephedra monosperma, Introduced in the Botanical Garden of the Cryolithozone of Yakutia

• Published in: Horticulturae Vol. 9; no. 8; p. 858
• Main Authors: Nokhsorov, Vasiliy V., Dudareva, Luybov V., Semenova, Natalia V., Sofronova, Valentina E.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 01.08.2023
• Subjects: Adaptation; Autumn; Botanical gardens; Cell membranes; Cholesterol; Composition; Ephedra monosperma; Fatty acids; Flowers & plants; Fluidity; Linoleic acid; Lipids; Low temperature; low temperatures; Membrane permeability; Membranes; Metabolites; Nitrogen; Permafrost; Physiology; Phytochemicals; Phytosterols; Precipitation; Shoots; sterol esters; Sterols; Temperature; Winter; United States > US

Evergreen plants in permafrost ecosystems survive unfavorable autumn cooling and extremely low winter temperatures by maintaining optimal physiological activity of tissue cell membranes. To some extent, these features are due to the properties of shoot lipids performing a number of functions during...