Senescence and the Fluidity of Rose Petal Membranes
Open Access
- 1 February 1982
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Plant Physiology
- Vol. 69 (2), 296-299
- https://doi.org/10.1104/pp.69.2.296
Abstract
In previous work, senescence of rose petal cells has been shown to be accompanied by a gradual decrease of membrane fluidity, as measured by a fluorescence polarization technique. Concomitantly, an increase in the free sterol-to-phospholipid ratio was found. Both observations were verified in this study. Further, experiments carried out on whole tissue and isolated protoplasts during senescence revealed that there was no quantitative change in the level of free sterols. The content of phospholipids decreased without any significant change in their composition. Results from experiments measuring the incorporation of [32P]orthophosphate indicated a reduced capacity for phospholipid synthesis in senescent cells. Both young and old tissue showed phospholipase A and D activity, the former increasing with age.This publication has 22 references indexed in Scilit:
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