In contrast, chloroplasts employ an NTT protein to import ATP from the cytoplasm to fuel photosynthesis, starch synthesis, and fatty acid synthesis, while exporting ADP and inorganic phosphate (Pi).

Plants store carbon in two primary forms: starch and triacylglycerols (TAGs). Starch is mainly stored in chloroplasts in leaves, where it serves as a readily available energy source, while TAGs ...

VolumeEM of a plant cell showing a 3D perspective of chloroplast starch (magenta), plastoglobules (blue), and cell wall (green). Courtesy of the Doug Allen Lab and Kirk Czymmek Lab at the Donald ...