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. 1982 Jul;151(1):376–383. doi: 10.1128/jb.151.1.376-383.1982

Three-dimensional structure of the crystalloid in the microbody of Kloeckera sp.: composite crystal model.

M Osumi, M Nagano, N Yamada, J Hosoi, M Yanagida
PMCID: PMC220250  PMID: 7085563

Abstract

Electron microscopic investigations using the cryosectioning technique, together with electron diffraction, optical diffraction, and computer simulation, were carried out for the determination of the intrinsic structure of the crystalloid in the microbody of Kloeckera sp. The lattice images seen in the cryosections could be changed from one to another by tilting the specimen at an appropriate angle, the images obtained being well consistent with those obtained by computer simulation. The electron diffraction patterns also agreed with those obtained by optical diffraction. The results demonstrated that the crystalloid was composed of two different types of particles, large and small ones, arranged alternately and making up the composite crystal of rock salt structure. Large particles seemed to consist of alcohol oxidase molecules, while the small particles were presumably made up of catalase molecules.

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