plant protoplast

Term Information

Accession
PO:0000006
Aspect
plant anatomy
Synonyms
exact: protoplasto cultivado (Spanish)
exact: 植物プロトプラスト (Japanese)
broad: protoplast
Definition
A cultured plant cell from which the entire plant cell wall has been removed. [source: POC:curators]
Comment
The cell wall is generally removed using polysaccharide-degrading enzymes such as cellulase, pectinase and /or xylanase. The cultured plant cell may be in suspension culture or from callus culture on solid media.

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