Effects of 5-bromo-deoxyuridine on chloroplast structure in gametophytes of Anemia phyllitidis L. Sw.
Application of 5-bromo-2-deoxyuridine causes servere changes in the ultrastructure of chloroplasts. These modifications include an increase of thylakoid layers ("giant"-grana), coiling of thylakoids, and lastly vacuolization of the entire membrane system of the chloroplast. Such observations can be correlated with types of membrane aberrations reported for natural mutants.
D001973:Bromodeoxyuridine / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002736:Chloroplasts / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D006066:Gonads / Q000648:ultrastructure; D010944:Plants / Q000648:ultrastructure
D001973:Bromodeoxyuridine