Abstract

Samples of seed, stem, woody, and proteinaceous tissue were examined by FT-IR microspectroscopy. Methods of mounting samples for examination are described. Either they were immersed in D₂O, embedded in either paraffin wax, epoxy, or vinylidene chloride-acrylonitrile copolymer, or they were examined without an embedding matrix.

Microspectroscopy*

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