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. 2002 May 21;2:1397–1399. doi: 10.1100/tsw.2002.835

Purification of Intact Plant Protoplasts by Flotation at 1g

John Graham 1,*
PMCID: PMC6009277  PMID: 12805924

Abstract

From a standard plant tissue digest adjusted to a density of 1.07 g/ml, protoplasts can be harvested by flotation through a low density barrier (1.03 g/ml). The delicate nature of these bodies is suited to this flotation strategy which can be carried out at 1g.

Keywords: plant protoplasts, barley leaves, OptiPrepTM, iodixanol, density barrier


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