Lipid distributions, green protein

Regarding the interference of lipids and fatty acids in preparation of LPC, Nagy et al. (15) made an extensive study of this problem and determined, as indicated in Table VII, that the lipid content and total lipid distribution in some green protein fractions is indeed significant and can present a problem with protein extractability and purification. They indicated however, most of the lipid appeared to come from extraction of cell walls and ruptured cellular contents during the maceration process. 

Table VII. Lipid Distributions of Green Protein Fractions3 ...

Figure 11.13 Distribution of areas with high lipid (green) and protein (red) contents on the cell surface. Scanned area 90nmx90nm. Blue indicates comparable lipid and protein contents. (Selected part was adapted from Ref. [113], Wiley-VCH.)...

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