
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Lott, JNA 
A1  - Buttrose, MS 
T1  - Globoids in Protein Bodies of Legume Seed Cotyledons
JF  - Functional Plant Biology
JO  - Functional Plant Biol.
Y1  - 1978
VL  - 5
IS  - 1
SP  - 89
EP  - 111
KW  - 
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1071/PP9780089 
N2  - Inclusions were found in protein bodies in cotyledons of seeds of each of five legume species (Acacia conferta, Cassia artemisioides, Clianthus formosus, Glycine max, Vicia faba). They were studied by a number of techniques: thin sectioning of fixed, embedded tissue; freeze-fracturing of unfixed tissue; chemical analysis of P, K, Mg and Ca content; and energy dispersive X-ray (EDX) analysis of both sections of glutaraldehyde-fixed tissue and freeze-dried tissue powders. The results of the studies presented in this paper, combined with a critical evaluation of the published research on legume protein body structure, lead us to believe that globoid crystals are a frequent occurrence in legume protein bodies. EDX analysis results indicate that electron-dense globoid crystals are rich in phytin and that phytin may also be present throughout the proteinaceous matrix portions of some legume protein bodies. 
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