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A Multi-Omics Extraction Method for the In-Depth Analysis of Synchronized Cultures of the Green Alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii
Published on: August 8, 2019
A rapid method for chloroplast isolation from the green alga Chlamydomonas reinhardtii
Catherine B Mason1, Terry M Bricker, James V Moroney
1Department of Biological Sciences, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70803, USA.
Abstract:
This method has been developed to yield highly purified intact chloroplasts from Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. This procedure involves breaking cell-wall-deficient cells by passage through a narrow-bore syringe needle and purifying the intact chloroplasts by differential centrifugation and Percoll gradient centrifugation. This procedure can be completed in less than 3 h and is capable of generating relatively high yields of chloroplasts that should be useful for researchers studying the biochemistry and cell biology of C. reinhardtii chloroplasts.
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