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JOURNAL OF HISTOCHEMISTRY & CYTOCHEMISTRY
Volume 65, Issue 2, Pages 105-116Publisher
SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD
DOI: 10.1369/0022155416677035
Keywords
epifluorescence; flavanols; lignins; plant anatomy; plant histochemistry; polyphenols; tannins
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- CAPES (Coordenacao de Aperfeicoamento de Pessoal de Nivel Superior), Brazil
- CNPq (Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cientifico e Tecnologico), Brazil
- FAPEMIG (Fundacao de Amparo a Pesquisa do Estado de Minas Gerais), Brazil
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Polyethylene glycol (PEG) is a low-cost and advantageous embedding medium, which maintains the majority of cell contents unaltered during the embedding process. Some hard or complex plant materials are better embedded in PEG than in other usual embedding media. However, the histochemical tests for phenolics and lignins in PEG-embedded plant tissues commonly result in false negatives. We hypothesize that these false negatives should be prevented by the use of distinct fixatives, which should avoid the bonds between PEG and phenols. Novel protocols for phenolics and flavanols detection are efficiently tested, with fixation of the samples in ferrous sulfate and formalin or in caffeine and sodium benzoate, respectively. The differentiation of lignin types is possible in safranin-stained sections observed under fluorescence. The Maule's test faultlessly distinguishes syringyl-rich from guaiacyl-and hydroxyphenyl-rich lignins in PEG-embedded material under light microscopy. Current hypothesis is corroborated, that is, the adequate fixation solves the false-negative results, and the new proposed protocols fill up some gaps on the detection of phenolics and lignins.
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