Abstract
1H Nuclear magnetic resonance techniques were used to measure the distributions of spin-spin relaxation times, T2, and of magnetic field gradients in both the chloroplast and nonchloroplast water compartments of maple leaves (Acer platanoides). Results showed that encounters between water molecules and membranes inside chloroplasts provide an inefficient relaxation mechanism; i.e., chloroplast membranes interact weakly with water molecules. Gradient measurements indirectly measured the sizes of chloroplasts by showing that water in the chloroplasts is confined to small compartments a few microns in diameter. A comparison between measured gradients and gradients calculated for a model leaf indicated that chloroplasts are somewhat more likely to occupy positions along cell walls adjacent to air spaces, but also they may be found in the interiors of cells.
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