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. 1983 Jun;72(2):481-7.
doi: 10.1104/pp.72.2.481.

Cellular Fractionation of Chlamydomonas reinhardii with Emphasis on the Isolation of the Chloroplast

U Klein  1 , C Chen, M Gibbs, K A Platt-Aloia
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Cellular Fractionation of Chlamydomonas reinhardii with Emphasis on the Isolation of the Chloroplast

U Klein et al. Plant Physiol. 1983 Jun.

Abstract

A method for cellular fractionation of Chlamydomonas reinhardii, SAG 11-32/b, and isolation of intact chloroplasts from synchronized cells of the alga is described. The procedure for cell fractionation comprises essentially four steps: (1) protoplast production with autolysine; (2) lysis of the protoplasts with digitonin; (3) aggregation of broken protoplasts; and (4) separation of organelles by differential centrifugations.Replacing the differential centrifugations (step 4) by Percoll cushion centrifugations yields intact chloroplasts. Starting with 100 milliliters of an algal culture containing 3000 micrograms chlorophyll, intact chloroplasts with 100 to 200 micrograms of chlorophyll can be isolated. Envelope integrity is about 90% (ferricyanide assay). Examination of the chloroplasts by electron microscopy and marker enzyme activities indicated some mitochondrial and cytoplasmic contamination.

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