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  • figure 7 from the structural organization of seed oil bodies could in Lagos
  • figure 7 from the structural organization of seed oil bodies could in Lagos
  • figure 7 from the structural organization of seed oil bodies could in Lagos
  • Do seed oil bodies contain lipid particles?
  • A structural model of an oil body is presented. The current findings on seed oil bodies could be extended to the intracellular storage lipid particles present in diverse organisms. Storage triacylglycerols (TAG) in plant seeds are present in small discrete intracellular organelles called oil bodies.
  • How are oil-bodies reconstituted?
  • Reconstitution oil-bodies. Oil-bodies were reconstituted by mixing either pure triolein or pure rapeseed oil (neutral oils only) with purified phosphatidylcholine (Sigma P1013) and/or the oilbody membrane apolipoprotein in the proportion 100 parts oil: 10 parts apolipoprotein: 2-5 parts phospholipid (w/w).
  • How are purified seed oil-bodies isolated?
  • A simple, rapid procedure for the isolation of purified seed oil-bodies is reported. The oil-bodies were collected by two floatation steps following centrifugation of tissue homogenates. The oil-bodies from a variety of oilseed species contained ca 80% triacylglycerol, 15% apolipoprotein and 2% phospholipid.
  • What is the role of apolipoproteins in seed oilbodies?
  • The role of the apolipoproteins in seed oilbodies is discussed. INTRODUCTION Oilseed crops have tremendous potential as sources of both edible oils and renewable oil-based raw materials for the chemical and pharmaceutical industries. Many oilseed crops are also good sources of high quality protein for both livestock and human consumption.
  • How do we reconstitute oil bodies from their constituents?
  • Attempts were made to reconstitute oil bodies from their constituents. TAG, either extracted from oil bodies or of a 1:2 molar mixture of triolein and trilinolein, in a dilute buffer were sonicated to produce droplets of sizes similar to those of oil bodies; these droplets were unstable and coalesced rapidly.
  • What is seed storage oil?
  • Seed storage oils are synthesized during seed development [2, 3] either in the embryonic tissue, as in rapeseed, sunflower seed or soybeans, or in another tissue as in castor bean (endosperm). In all cases, the seed oil is eventually deposited into oilbodies, which generally range from 0.4 to 1.5 um average diameter in the mature seed tissue.