ISSN:
1432-2048
Keywords:
Betaine
;
Lophytes
;
Salt tolerance
;
Suaeda
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
Notes:
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.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00389380
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