Which enzyme mixture is typically used to isolate protoplasts from plant tissues?
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Correct answer: Cellulase and Pectinase
Protoplasts are 'naked' cells without cell walls. Cellulase breaks down the cellulose framework, while pectinase dissolves the middle lamella, releasing individual spherical cells into an osmoticum.
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