| Value |
15
%
|
| Organism |
Thale cress Arabidopsis thaliana |
| Reference |
Crumpton-Taylor M, Grandison S, Png KM, Bushby AJ, Smith AM. Control of starch granule numbers in Arabidopsis chloroplasts. Plant Physiol. 2012 Feb158(2):905-16. doi: 10.1104/pp.111.186957. p.909 right column 2nd paragraph and p.912 left column 3rd paragraphPubMed ID22135430
|
| Method |
"Most observations and measurements of starch
granules in leaves have been made on a transmission
electron microscope (TEM) or light microscope images
of sections through mesophyll cells." And flow cytometry |
| Comments |
"...starch
occupied an average of 15% of the chloroplast volume...Although starch occupied approximately 15% of
the volume of chloroplasts of both mature and immature
leaves at the end of the day, and daily starch
turnover was comparable, the chloroplasts of immature
leaves contained more, smaller granules than those of
mature leaves." |
| Entered by |
Uri M |
| ID |
109011 |