When is a chromoplast?

Chromoplasts are heterogeneous organelles and their carotenoids can be associated with several different structural elements including globules, tubules and membranes. In the flower petals of some species, carotenoids are absent or present only in trace amounts. Nevertheless, the plastids in such fl...

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Published inThe New phytologist Vol. 106; no. 4; pp. 667 - 678
Main Authors Whatley, J.M, Whatley, F.R
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Oxford, UK Academic Press 01.08.1987
Blackwell Publishing Ltd
Blackwell
Subjects
Biological and medical sciences
Caltha palustris
Carotenoids
Cell physiology
cell ultrastructure
Cells, cell elements: structure and function
Chloroplasts
Chromoplasts
corolla
Epidermal cells
flower petals
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Globules
Hyacinthus orientalis
Mesophyll cells
Narcissus
narcissus poeticus
Narcissus pseudonarcissus
organelles
Petals
Phaseolus vulgaris
Plant cells
Plant physiology and development
Plastids
Saxifraga
Thylakoids
ultrastructure
Viola tricolor
Chromoplast
Flower
Vegetals
Plastid
Ultrastructure
Carotenoid
Chromoplasts
flower petals
carotenoids
ultrastructure
plastids
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Summary:Chromoplasts are heterogeneous organelles and their carotenoids can be associated with several different structural elements including globules, tubules and membranes. In the flower petals of some species, carotenoids are absent or present only in trace amounts. Nevertheless, the plastids in such flowers can closely resemble or even be indistinguishable in structure from chromoplasts.
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ISSN:0028-646X
1469-8137
DOI:10.1111/j.1469-8137.1987.tb00167.x