General Applicability of a Method for Obtaining Yeast Protoplasts Using a Lytic Preparation From Streptomyces

Abstract

The ability of a lytic preparation from Streptomyces WL‐6 to produce yeast protoplasts was analysed. True protoplasts were found to be produced from strains of the following yeasts: Trigonopsis variabilis, Toruiopsis stellata, Candida puicherrima, Saccharomyces carisbergensis, Saccharomyces cerevisiae and Saccharomyces meilis. The time necessary to obtain 100% protoplasts varied from 35 to 50 min.