Whatley J M, Whatley F R
Department of Plant Sciences, University of Oxford, South Parks Road, Oxford OX1 3RA, UK.
New Phytol. 1987 Aug;106(4):667-678. doi: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.1987.tb00167.x.
Chromoplasts are heterogeneous organelles and their carotenoids can be associated with several different structural elements including globules, tubules and membranes. In the flower petals of some species, carotenoids are absent or present only in trace amounts. Nevertheless, the plastids in such flowers can closely resemble or even be indistinguishable in structure from chromoplasts.
有色体是异质性细胞器,其类胡萝卜素可与包括小球、小管和膜在内的几种不同结构成分相关联。在某些物种的花瓣中,类胡萝卜素不存在或仅微量存在。然而,这类花朵中的质体在结构上可能与有色体非常相似,甚至难以区分。