Protocols > Intact chloroplast isolation method


Mohapatra et al. (2025). An Improved Method for Isolating Intact Chloroplasts from Different Plant Species. Journal of Plant Growth Regulation, doi.org/10.1007/s00344-025-11911-4.

Developed protocol was optimized for several species, including Nicotiana benthamiana, Arabidopsis thaliana, Oryza sativa, Solanum lycopersicum and secondary metabolite-rich plants: Stevia rebaudiana, Camellia sinensis, and Sambucus javanica. 

To evaluate purity of isolated chloroplasts different methods were applied, including: fluorescence microscopy, confocal imaging and subcellular fractionation assays. Purity of specific cellular fractions was confirmed using the following Agrisera antibodies: 

Anti-Lhcb2 | LHCII type II chlorophyll a/b-binding protein
Anti-RbcL | Rubisco large subunit, form I
Anti-H3 | Histone H3 (rabbit antibody) (nuclear marker)
Anti-MnSOD | Manganese superoxide dismutase



Complete list of Agrisera plant cell compartment marker antibodies can be found here.

 


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