Proteinoplast — Proteinoplasts (sometimes called proteoplasts , aleuroplasts , and aleuronaplasts ) are specialized organelles found only in plant cells. They contain crystalline bodies of protein and can be the sites of enzyme activity involving those proteins … Wikipedia
proteinoplast — (= proteoplast) Form of plastid adapted as a protein storage organelle; the protein may be crystalline … Dictionary of molecular biology
proteinoplast — noun A specialized leucoplast containing protein in crystalline form for use in enzyme activity. Syn: aleuronaplast, aleuroplast, proteoplast … Wiktionary
Leucoplast — Leucoplasts are a category of plastid and as such are organelles found in plant cells. They are non pigmented, in contrast to other plastids such as the chloroplast.Lacking pigments, leucoplasts are not green, so they are predictably located in… … Wikipedia
Leukoplasten — Amyloplasten einer Kartoffel Leukoplasten (weißer Plastid von altgriechisch λευκός leukós „weiß“ und altgriechisch πλαστός plastós „geformt“) sind eine inhomogene Gruppe von Organellen in Algen und pflanzlichen Zellen. Neben den … Deutsch Wikipedia
Plastid — Plastids are major organelles found in plants and algae. Plastids often contain pigments used in photosynthesis, and the types of pigments present can change or determine the cell s color. Plastids are also the site of manufacture and storage of… … Wikipedia
Amyloplast — Amyloplasts also convert this starch into sugar, for when the plant needs energy. In the day, in plants, there is more sugar than starch present. At night, there is more starch than sugar present.Large numbers of amyloplasts can be found in… … Wikipedia
Chromoplast — Chromoplasts are plastids responsible for pigment synthesis and storage. They, like all other plastids (including chloroplasts and leucoplasts), are organelles found in specific photosynthetic eukaryotic species. Chromoplasts in the traditional… … Wikipedia
Elaioplast — The differentiation of Elaioplasts Elaioplasts are a type of leucoplast that is specialized for the storage of lipids in plants. Elaioplasts house oil body deposits as rounded plastoglobuli, which are essentially fat droplets. Being a variety of… … Wikipedia
Statolith — Statoliths are a specialized form of amyloplasts involved in gravity perception by plants.These specialized amyloplasts are denser than the cytoplasm and can sediment according to the gravity vector. They are found in a special subset of cells of … Wikipedia