Volume of chloroplast
| Value | 31 µm^3 |
|---|---|
| Organism | Spinach Spinacia oleracea |
| Reference | Zellnig G, Zechmann B, Perktold A. Morphological and quantitative data of plastids and mitochondria within drought-stressed spinach leaves. Protoplasma. 2004 Jun223(2-4):221-7.PubMed ID15221528 |
| Method | Selected cell organelles were investigated at a high level of resolution with the transmission electron microscope, using ultrathin serial sections to create three-dimensional reconstructions. |
| Comments | Note- in Lawlor, D. W, Photosynthesis: molecular, physiological, and environmental processes, 3rd edition BIOS scientific publishers limited 2001 p.56 table 4.1, 'A semi quantitative analysis in an 'average' C3 plant leaf', a value of 33µm^3 is given, taking the chloroplast as a hemisphere with a diameter of 5µm. |
| Entered by | Uri M |
| ID | 104800 |