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Deficient Photosystem II in Agranal Bundle Sheath Chloroplasts of C(4) Plants.

Authors :
Woo KC
Anderson JM
Boardman NK
Downton WJ
Osmond CB
Thorne SW
Source :
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America [Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A] 1970 Sep; Vol. 67 (1), pp. 18-25.
Publication Year :
1970

Abstract

A method is described for separating mesophyll and bundle sheath chloroplasts from the leaves of C(4) plants. The agranal bundle sheath chloroplasts are inactive in the Hill reaction, whereas granal bundle sheath and granal mesophyll chloroplasts exhibit normal photosystem II activity. The agranal bundle sheath chloroplasts are deficient in photosystem II; they lack cytochrome b-559 and the fluorescence bands associated with photosystem II. All the chloroplasts exhibit photosystem I activity.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
0027-8424
Volume :
67
Issue :
1
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
16591853
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.67.1.18