Gene ontology ID
GO:0012511
Definition
A subcellular organelle of plant cells surrounded by 'half-unit' or a monolayer membrane instead of the more usual bilayer. The storage body has a droplet of triglyceride surrounded by a monolayer of phospholipids, interacting with the triglycerides and the hydrophilic head groups facing the cytosol, and containing major protein components called oleosins
Synonyms
1. oil body
2. oilbody
3. oleosome
4. spherosome
References
1. GOC: mtg sensu
2. ISBN 09430883723. Wikipedia: Oil body
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