https://www.selleckchem.com/products/g150.html Plant chloroplasts have complex membrane systems. Among these, thylakoids serve as the sites for photosynthesis and photosynthesis-related adaptation. In addition to the photosynthetic membrane complexes and associated molecules, lipids in the thylakoid membranes, are predominantly composed of MGDG (monogalactosyldiacylglycerol), DGDG (digalactosyldiacylglycerol), SQDG (sulfoquinovosyldiacylglycerol) and PG (phosphatidylglycerol), play essential roles in shaping the thylakoid architecture, electron transfer, and photoregulation. In this review, we discuss the effect of abiotic stress on chloroplast structure, the changes in membrane lipid composition, and the degree of unsaturation of fatty acids. Advanced understanding of the mechanisms regulating chloroplast membrane lipids and unsaturated fatty acids in response to abiotic stresses is indispensable for improving plant resistance and may inform the strategies of crop breeding.This retrospective study aimed to assess the relationship between standard markers of embryo morphology, maternal age and blastocyst ploidy determined by trophectoderm (TE) biopsy and Next-generation Sequencing (NGS). A total of 774 oocytes and embryos from 288 PGT-A cycles were scored for pronuclear, cleavage stage and blastocyst morphology. Pronuclear oocytes aligned between the nuclei and presenting equal number of nucleolus precursor bodies (NPBs) were designated Z1, oocytes showing equal number of NPBs, but not aligned, as Z2 while Z3 oocytes had an unequal number of NBPs between the nuclei or NPBs aligned in one nucleus and non-aligned in the other. Pronuclear oocytes with unequal-sized or non-aligned nuclei were designated Z4. Blastocysts were graded as BL1 (AA, AB or BA), BL2 (BB or CB) and BL3 (BC or CC) based on the combination of inner cell mass (ICM) and TE scores. Pronuclear and blastocyst morphology were correlated with aneuploidy in aā€‰ less then ā€‰40-year-old group (pā€‰ less then ā€‰0.