Ultrastructure of Mature Protein Body in the Starchy Endosperm of Dry Cereal Grain

Yuhi SAITO; Takanari SHIGEMITSU; Kunisuke TANAKA; Shigeto MORITA; Shigeru SATOH; Takehiro MASUMURA

doi:10.1271/bbb.100147

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Ultrastructure of Mature Protein Body in the Starchy Endosperm of Dry Cereal Grain

Yuhi SAITO, Takanari SHIGEMITSU, Kunisuke TANAKA, Shigeto MORITA, Shigeru SATOH, Takehiro MASUMURA

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Keywords: cereal grain, electron-microscopy, mature starchy endosperm, protein body, storage protein

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Article ID: 100147

DOI https://doi.org/10.1271/bbb.100147

The final version of this article is now available: Vol. 74 (2010) , No. 7 p.1485

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Abstract

The development of the protein body in the late stage of seed maturation is poorly understood, because electron-microscopy of mature cereal endosperm is technically difficult. In this study, we attempted to modify the existing method of embedding rice grain in resin. The modified method revealed the ultrastructures of the mature protein body in dry cereal grains.

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