Definition of tonoplast in English:
tonoplast
nounˈtəʊnə(ʊ)plɑːstˈtəʊnə(ʊ)plastˈtō-
Botany A membrane which bounds the chief vacuole of a plant cell.
Example sentencesExamples
- Aquaporins mediate the bidirectional passage of water over membranes and are present in tonoplasts and in plasma membranes of plant cells.
- MIPs are abundant proteins localized to the plasma membrane, the tonoplast, or other endomembranes of plant cells.
- The tonoplast of K. daigremontiana mesophyll cells exhibits circadian behaviour of malate retention under constant darkness.
- The black material at the left edge of the micrograph is vacuolar tannin lining the tonoplast.
- However, these cells had a continuous layer of smooth plasma membrane, and central vacuoles had distinct tonoplasts.
Origin
Late 19th century: from Greek tonos 'tension, tone' + plastos 'formed'.