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High yields of viable protoplasts were produced from Porphyra okhaensis H. Joshi, Oza & Tewari following two-step enzymatic digestion (protease pretreatment and cell wall polysaccharides-degrading enzyme treatment) of the thallus. Pretreatment of the tissues with 1% Protease P6 at 20± 1 °C for 30 min prior to digestion with cell wall polysaccharide-degrading enzymes increased the protoplast yield two fold compared to tissues that were digested with polysaccharide-degrading enzyme mixture. The polysaccharide-degrading enzymes employed for protoplast isolation from P. okhaensis were Cellulase Onozuka R-10, Macerozyme R-10, abalone acetone powder and agarase. Suitable pH, temperature and duration of enzyme treatment for optimal production of viable protoplasts were pH 6, 20± 1 °C and 3 h, respectively. Mannitol (0.8 M) was found to be an excellent osmotic stabilizer. When the tissue of P. okhaensis pretreated with 1% protease solution was digested with commercial enzyme mixture consisting of 2% Cellulase Onozuka R-10, 2% Macerozyme R-10, 1% abalone acetone powder, 50 units of agarase and 0.8 M mannitol in 1% NaCl (adjusted to pH 6.0 with 25 mM MES buffer) with gentle agitation for 3 h at 20± 1 °C, 23.2± 0.24× 106 protoplasts g−1 fresh wt. were obtained. The regeneration rate of protoplasts isolated in the present study was found to be 79%. Protoplasts that regenerated cell walls underwent regular cell divisions and developed into leafy gametophytic thallus in the laboratory cultures. Further, the seeding of nylon threads with partially developed protoplasts of P. okhaensis was successful in the laboratory conditions and germlings as long as 3–4 cm were obtained from such seeded threads in one month period in aerated cultures.
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Dipakkore, S., Reddy, C. & Jha, B. Production and seeding of protoplasts of Porphyra okhaensis (Bangiales, Rhodophyta) in laboratory culture. J Appl Phycol 17, 331–337 (2005). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10811-005-7291-8
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