title: Liquid culture enhances protoplast formation from the auxotroph (ser(-)) ofLentinula edodes.
abstract: The optimal conditions for the production and regeneration of the protoplasts fromLentinula edodes were studied. Protoplast formation from the mycelia ofL. edodes which were cultured in liquid medium showed a significantly high yield compared with that of the mycelia which were cultured on cellophane covered agar media. A mixture of Novozyme 234 (15 mg/ml) and Cellulase Onozuka R10 (10 mg/ml) in 0.6 M mannitol (pH 4) was optimal lytic enzyme for the protoplast release. The optimal incubation time and mycelia age were 3.5-4 hours at 30 degrees C and 6-8 days, respectively. Regeneration frequency was 0.18% plated onto a medium containing 0.6 M sucrose, and 0.08% plated onto a medium containing mannitol. But hardly any regeneration was observed in the media containing NaCl, KCl, or MgSO(4). More than 90% of the protoplasts contianed nuclei and the nucleus number per protoplast was 1.1. The DNA content per nucleus was 5.1 pg. The diameter of the protoplast was 3-5 mum and it had a well defined cell structure.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbial Chemistry, College of Pharmacy, Seoul National University, 151-742, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: B K
authors.initials: BK
authors.lastname: Kim