Abstract
δ-Tocopherylquinone (δTQ) content was determined in tobacco and yellow maple leaves, green ivy leaves and cactus tissues. It was found that the concentration of δ-TQ was highest in mature or senescent tissues, such as white tobacco leaves (0.02 μmole/g dry wt) while its detection was uncertain in young, green leaves from the apex of tobacco plants. Fractionation by centrifugation of senescent tobacco leaves showed that the osmiophilic globule fraction was enriched in δ-TQ. Electron microscope studies of young, mature and senescent tobacco tissues showed progressive changes in the size and number of osmiophilic globules. After chloroplast breakdown in senescent tobacco leaves, these globules became the predominant constituents of the organelle. δ-TQ which is associated with osmiophilic globules may play a role in the development of plants, particularly during senescence.
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