Article
Polyunsaturated membranes are required for photosynthetic competence in a mutant of Arabidopsis.
The Plant journal : for cell and molecular biology - 1 Aug 1998
McConn M, Browse J
Abstract excerpt
High levels of polyunsaturation are characteristic of all the membranes of plant and animal cells. For example, the chloroplasts of leaf cells contain about 75-80% polyunsaturated fatty acids. For the extra-chloroplast membranes in leaf cells and the membranes of non-photosynthetic tissues, value...
Topics
- Arabidopsis
- Cell Membrane
- Chlorophyll
- Chloroplasts
- Electron Transport
- Fatty Acids, Unsaturated
- Mutation
- Photosynthesis
- Plant Leaves
- Sucrose