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Separation and Some Properties of Large and Small Amyloplasts throughout Development in Barley Endosperm

Department of Agricultural Biochemistry, School of Agriculture, University of Edinburgh, West Mains Road, Edinburgh EH9 3JG, Scotland

A method is described whereby amyloplasts from immature barley (Hordeum distichum L.) endosperm could be separated into two populations of large and small amyloplasts at all stages of development. The small amyloplasts had more amylopectin than the large at early stages, but by 60 days after anthesis, the large had the greater proportion of amylopectin. Starch synthetase activity was associated with both types of amyloplast. The nucleotide specificity of the starch synthetase associated with each population varied independently throughout development. At 25 days after anthesis, the large amyloplasts were more susceptible than the small to -amylolysis; however, at 38 and 60 days, the small amyloplasts became more susceptible.