Leucoplasts store starch, which is indicated by the purple staining in the presence of iodine. Starch is a storage form of glucose in plants, and leucoplasts are responsible for synthesizing and storing this energy-rich compound.
It is crystal violet & stains all cells purple.
Leucoplasts are generally colourless. Iodine stains starches blue, so this is probably what you're seeing. Leucoplasts are a type of plastid, meaning they store and produce things in cells. Leucoplasts specifically tend to store starches which is why iodine turns them blue. Hope this helps!
Iodine stain is commonly used to detect amyloplasts due to their ability to stain starch granules purple-black.
aqueous iodine in the form of potassium iodide turns purple in the presence of starches in water.
If iodine is not applied, both the gram-positive and gram-negative stains will appear to be gram-negative. The iodine acts as a mordant that helps to fix the crystal violet stain in the gram-positive bacteria, making them appear purple. Without iodine, the crystal violet stain can be easily washed out of both gram-positive and gram-negative bacteria, resulting in a pink or red color.
The resultant crystal violet- iodine (CV-1) complex serves to intensify the-color of the stain. At this point, all cells will appear purple black.
To stain onion peel cells, you should use a stain called iodine. Iodine is commonly used to stain cells because it binds to starches and glycogen in the cells, making the cells more visible under a microscope.
Iodine gas is a purple or violet color.
I am doing a science project that calls for purple iodine. I have looked everywhere and I can not find it. Pleae help. Where can I purchase purple iodine?
When iodine crystals are added to chloroform, the iodine dissolves in the chloroform to form a purple solution. This purple color indicates the presence of iodine in the chloroform.
The iodine stain solution you're referring to might be Lugol's iodine. This is iodine and potassium iodide in water. The product available in a pharmacy is tincture of iodine which is iodine and potassium iodide in ethanol and water. Please see the links.