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Like most leucoplasts, elaioplasts are non-pigmented organelles capable of alternating between the different forms of plastids.The elaioplast specifically is primarily responsible for the storage and metabolism of lipids, [5] among these roles, recent studies have shown that these organelles participate in the formation of terpenes and fatty acids.
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Lacking photosynthetic pigments, leucoplasts are located in non-photosynthetic tissues of plants, such as roots, bulbs and seeds.They may be specialized for bulk storage of starch, lipid or protein and are then known as amyloplasts, elaioplasts, or proteinoplasts (also called aleuroplasts) respectively.
Elaioplasts: storing fats. Proteinoplasts: storing and modifying protein. or Tannosomes: synthesizing and producing tannins and polyphenols. Depending on their morphology and target function, plastids have the ability to differentiate or redifferentiate between these and other forms.
In biochemistry, lipogenesis is the conversion of fatty acids and glycerol into fats, or a metabolic process through which acetyl-CoA is converted to triglyceride for storage in fat. [1]
Other subtypes of Leucoplasts include amyloplast, and elaioplasts. Amyloplasts help to store and synthesize starch molecules found in plants, while elaioplasts synthesize and store lipids in plant cells.
Afzelia africana seeds bearing orange elaiosomes Trillium recurvatum seeds. Elaiosomes (Ancient Greek: ἔλαιον élaion "oil" + σόμα sóma "body") are fleshy structures that are attached to the seeds of many plant species.
Chloroplasts, containing thylakoids, visible in the cells of Rosulabryum capillare, a type of moss. A chloroplast (/ ˈ k l ɔːr ə ˌ p l æ s t,-p l ɑː s t /) [1] [2] is a type of organelle known as a plastid that conducts photosynthesis mostly in plant and algal cells.