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TY - JOUR AU - Kholgade, Nitish AU - Mohta, Vijay AU - Mathew, Rebecca AU - Sankar, P. Deepa PY - 2013/09/02 Y2 - 2025/09/23 TI - Protoplast fusion studies in Ocimum species JF - Research in Biotechnology JA - RIB VL - 4 IS - 4 SE - Research Articles DO - UR - https://www.updatepublishing.com/journal/index.php/rib/article/view/2437 SP - AB - <p><strong>Protoplasts of three <em>Ocimum</em> species, <em>viz.,</em> <em>O. basilicum</em>, <em>O.</em> <em>sanctum</em> and <em>O. gratissimum</em> derived from leaf samples were used for studying fusion. The isolation of protoplasts were carried out using 1 % cellulase and 0.5 % pectinase in combination with Cocking-Peberdy-White (CPW)–13% mannitol solution as it gave the best results.  The protoplasts obtained by enzymatic digestion were purified by centrifugation.  The yield of protoplasts was found to be highest when centrifuged at 800 rpm for 15 minutes at 4ºC. Among  the  fusogen  combinations  tried  to  obtain  homokaryons,  40  %  Polyethylene glycol (PEG)-6000  fusogen solution gave better  results when  compared  to  the other  combinations. The Ca²⁺ concentration and pH level (5-9) were altered and studied but major changes in time taken for fusion were not observed.  The mean count of protoplasts per ml was found to be 209,200 for <em>O. basilicum</em>, 317,500 for <em>O. gratissimum</em> and 502,500 for <em>O. sanctum</em>. The Evans blue staining test showed that the average percentage of viable cells was 52.8 % for <em>O. basilicum</em>, 52.54 % for <em>O. sanctum</em> and 47.15 % for <em>O. gratissimum</em>. </strong></p> ER -