O. 1984. Flavonol content of guard cell and mesophyll cell protoplasts isolated from Vicia faba leaves. -Physiol. Plant. 62: 356-362.Guard cells of the lower epidermis of leaflets of Vicia faba L. cv. WeiBkernige Hangdown contain several kaempferol 3,7-O-glycosides. This was demonstrated for the first time by the use of isolated, highly purified guard cell protoplasts for flavonol estimation and quantitation. From a total of ca 12 kaempfero! glycosides, three were identified by comparative thin layer chromatography and high perfonnance liquid chromatography as kaempferol 3-O-glucoside 7-O-rhamnoside (major component), 3-0-rhamnogalactoside 7-O-rhamnoside and 3,7-O-bisglucoside (minor components). On average, the total flavonol content was estimated to be 85 fmol protoplast-'. From comparative investigations including alkaline-induced (green) fluorescence characteristics of flavonols and UV-microscopicai studies we suggest that kaempferol glycosides are present in guard ceils and epidermal cells in simiiar quantities, and that these compounds are in the vacuole. By contrast, mesophyll protoplasts have a iow flavonol content (one sixth that of guard cells). In spite of the different total flavonoi contents, individual components of each cell-type arc the same. However, they show differences in their quantitative distribution.Additional key words -Guard ceii protoplasts, kaempferol glycosides, mesophyll protoplasts, tissue distribution.C Weissenbock (reprint requests} and G, Sachs, Botanisches Inst.
Spectrum suggests the presence of flavonoid or relatedReceived