Cell Component
spherosomes
Definitions related to spherosomes:
  • Lipid-containing organelles found in plant tissues. They primarily contain TRIGLYCERIDES bound by a phospholipid monolayer.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
  • (monolayer-surrounded lipid storage body) A subcellular organelle of plant cells surrounded by 'half-unit' or a monolayer membrane instead of the more usual bilayer. The storage body has a droplet of triglyceride surrounded by a monolayer of phospholipids, interacting with the triglycerides and the hydrophilic head groups facing the cytosol, and containing major protein components called oleosins.
    Gene Ontology Dictionary
    Gene Ontology Consortium, 2021
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