Fourteenth International Seaweed Symposium pp 421-427 | Cite as
Protoplasts of Gelidium robustum (Rhodophyta)
Abstract
Viable protoplasts were isolated from apices of the agarophyte Gelidium robustum (Gardn.) Hollenb. & Abb. using a combination of commercial cell-wall degrading enzymes and extracellular wall-degrading enzymes isolated from a marine bacterium. The protoplasts were approximately 8–15 μm in diameter, liberated mainly from the surface cell layers and from cells at the distal ends of medullary filaments. The bacterial enzyme alone was not sufficient to liberate significant numbers of protoplasts. Maximum yield was 9 × 105 protoplasts/g tissue (wet wt.). Optimum osmolality occurred between 1750–1950 mOs kg-1; yield and viability were severely diminished at osmolalities less than 1350 mOs kg-1. Viability, as determined by fluorescein diacetate staining and Evans Blue exclusion 1 hr after removal from the enzyme solution, was approximately 80–95%. Roughly 80% of the cells did not show Calcofluor fluorescence, while 40% stained positively for the presence of sulfated polysaccharides. Cell wall regeneration was observed with inconsistent reproducibility, and no cell division was observed when the protoplasts were placed in culture medium.
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