Evidence for the cytoplasmic localization of betaine in leaf cells of Suaeda maritima
- 1 January 1978
- journal article
- conference paper
- Published by Springer Nature in Planta
- Vol. 140 (1) , 59-62
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf00389380
Abstract
An attempt has been made to localize glycinebetaine in shoots of Suaeda maritima L. Dum. using a technique based on the formation of an iodoplatinate precipitate. Deposits were largely restricted to the cytoplasm of salt-grown plants and were analysed by transmission analytical electron microscopy. The results are considered to support the hypothesis that glycinebetaine acts as a cytoplasmic osmoticum to balance high vacuolar salt levels in certain halophytes.Keywords
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