-
chloroplasts and
chromoplasts is identical. One
subtle difference in DNA was
found after a
liquid chromatography analysis of
tomato chromoplasts was conducted...
-
There are
multiple types of
plastids recognized including Leucoplasts,
Chromoplasts, and Chloroplasts.
Plastids are
broken up into
different categories based...
-
Examples of
plastids include chloroplasts (used for photosynthesis);
chromoplasts (used for
synthesis and
storage of pigments);
leucoplasts (non-pigmented...
-
intercellular spaces.
Instead of
mature plastids such as
chloroplasts or
chromoplasts,
these cells contain proplastids,
which later develop into
fully functional...
-
pigments which helps in the
tapping of
light energy during photosynthesis.
Chromoplasts contain fat-soluble
carotenoid pigments like
orange carotene and yellow...
-
ultrastructural studies revealed greater diversity among the
algae with
chromoplasts (chlorophylls a and c) than had
previously been recognized. At the same...
- ripe, the
flavedo cells contain carotenoids (mostly xanthophyll)
inside chromoplasts, which, in a
previous developmental stage,
contained chlorophyll. This...
-
specialized for
starch storage,
elaioplasts specialized for fat storage, and
chromoplasts specialized for
synthesis and
storage of pigments. As in mitochondria...
- and
differentiated into
specialized organelles such as chloroplasts,
chromoplasts, etioplasts, and leucoplasts,
collectively known as plastids. Sericytochromatia...
-
fruit chloroplasts are
remodelled during ripening into chlorophyll-free
chromoplasts that
synthesize and ac****ulate the
carotenoids lycopene, β-carotene,...
