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. 1986 Jul;81(3):854–858. doi: 10.1104/pp.81.3.854

Assay of Photosynthetic Oxygen Evolution from Single Protoplasts 1,2

Rüdiger Hampp 1,2, Werner Mehrle 1,2, Ulrich Zimmermann 1,2
PMCID: PMC1075439  PMID: 16664914

Abstract

A semiquantitative assay for light-dependent O2 evolution by a single mesophyll protoplast is described. The assay indicator is the density of aerotactic bacteria (Pseudomonas aeruginosa, ATCC 10145; `Engelmann experiment') attracted to the protoplast. Quantification is by dark field microphotometry. The sensitivity is about 50 femtomoles O2 per protoplast per minute. The results demonstrate the biphasic nature of O2 evolution of a single protoplast during photosynthetic induction. Computerized data acquisition yields traces which, until a steady state of photosynthetic O2 evolution is reached, are identical to ordinary O2 electrode traces.

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