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. 1978 Jan;140(1):59-62.
doi: 10.1007/BF00389380.

Evidence for the cytoplasmic localization of betaine in leaf cells of Suaeda maritima

J L Hall  1 , D M Harvey, T J Flowers
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Evidence for the cytoplasmic localization of betaine in leaf cells of Suaeda maritima

J L Hall et al. Planta. 1978 Jan.

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.

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