Look up: Protoplast


  1. Protoplast
    Protoplast, from the ancient Greek πρῶτον (first) + verb πλάθω or πλάττω (to mould: deriv. plastic), initially referred to the first organized body of a species. Protoplast has several biological definitions: ==Enzymes for the preparation of protoplasts== Cell walls are made of a ...
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  2. Protoplast
    A membrane-bound cell from which the outer wall has been partially or completely removed. The term often is applied to plant cells.
    Found op http://www.epa.gov/OCEPAterms/

  3. protoplast
    A plant cell from which the cell wall has been removed.
    Found op http://ppathw3.cals.cornell.edu/glossary/Defs_P.htm

  4. Protoplast
    The unit of living substance, a cell from which the cell wall has been removed by mechanical or enzymatic means. Protoplasts consist of plasma membrane, cytoplasm, nucleus and other organelles and can be prepared from primary tissues of most plant organs as well as from cultured plant cells.
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  5. protoplast
    A bacterial cell deprived of its cell wall, for example by growth in an isotonic medium in the presence of antibiotics that block synthesis of the wall peptidoglycan. Alternatively, a plant cell similarly deprived by enzymic treatment.
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  6. Protoplast
    Pro'to·plast noun [ Latin protoplastus the first man, Greek ... formed or created first; ... first + ... formed, from ... to form.] 1. The thing first formed; that of which there are subsequent copies or reproductions; the original. 2....
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/P/181

  7. protoplast
    <biology> A bacterial cell deprived of its cell wall, for example by growth in an isotonic medium in the presence of antibiotics that block synthesis of the wall peptidoglycan. Alternatively, a plant cell similarly deprived by enzymic treatment. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
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  8. protoplast
    (pro´to-plast″) a bacterial, yeast, or fungal cell deprived of its rigid wall but with its plasma membrane intact; the cell is dependent for its integrity on an isotonic or hypertonic medium.
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  9. Protoplast
    • (n.) A first-formed organized body; the first individual, or pair of individuals, of a species. • (n.) The thing first formed; that of which there are subsequent copies or reproductions; the original.
    Found op http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/protoplast/

  10. protoplast
    (from the article `cell`) ...as an inactive product serving mainly mechanical and structural purposes, the cell wall actually has a multitude of functions upon which plant ... ...In most plants, metabolic activity (such as respiration, digestion, and photosynthesis) occurs in these cells because the...
    Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/p/124

  11. protoplast
    Type: Term Pronunciation: prō′tō-plast Definitions: 1. Archaic term meaning the first individual of a type or race. 2. A bacterial cell from which the rigid cell wall has been completely removed; the bacterium loses its characteristic form.
    Found op http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictionary.php?t=73148

  12. protoplast
    1) Body part 2) Energid
    Found op http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/EN/crossword-dictionary/protoplast/1

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