S G Wi1, A P Singh, K H Lee, Y S Kim. 1. College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Chonnam National University, Yongbong-dong 300, Buk-gu, Gwangju, 500-757 Korea.
Abstract
BACKGROUNDS AND AIMS: Information on the micro-distribution of lignin within the middle lamella is only just beginning to emerge. This paper provides evidence of marked heterogeneity in the micro-distribution of lignin, pectin, peroxidase and hydrogen peroxide in the middle lamella of alfalfa (Medicago sativa). METHODS: Specimens from alfalfa stems were collected and processed for transmission electron microscopy. The middle lamella architecture was examined prior to and during lignification, using transmission electron microscopy in combination with pectin- and lignin-specific staining. In addition, immuno-gold labelling of peroxidase and cytochemical localization of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) were undertaken. KEY RESULTS: Lignin showed inhomogeneity in its distribution in the middle lamella. It was found that the distribution of pectin was irregular and corresponded to the pattern of deposited lignin. Additionally, a similarity in the pattern of the deposited lignin to the pattern of distribution of peroxidase and H2O2 was also observed. CONCLUSIONS: Irregular distribution of pectin in the middle lamella may be related to subsequent inhomegeneity in lignin in this region.
BACKGROUNDS AND AIMS: Information on the micro-distribution of lignin within the middle lamella is only just beginning to emerge. This paper provides evidence of marked heterogeneity in the micro-distribution of lignin, pectin, peroxidase and hydrogen peroxide in the middle lamella of alfalfa (Medicago sativa). METHODS: Specimens from alfalfa stems were collected and processed for transmission electron microscopy. The middle lamella architecture was examined prior to and during lignification, using transmission electron microscopy in combination with pectin- and lignin-specific staining. In addition, immuno-gold labelling of peroxidase and cytochemical localization of hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) were undertaken. KEY RESULTS:Lignin showed inhomogeneity in its distribution in the middle lamella. It was found that the distribution of pectin was irregular and corresponded to the pattern of deposited lignin. Additionally, a similarity in the pattern of the deposited lignin to the pattern of distribution of peroxidase and H2O2 was also observed. CONCLUSIONS: Irregular distribution of pectin in the middle lamella may be related to subsequent inhomegeneity in lignin in this region.
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