With plant, yeast, and molds, cell wall degrading enzymes can be used to either rupture cells in hypertonic buffers or generate protoplasts in isotonic lysis buffers. Most cell wall degrading enzyme preparations are a combination of enzymes as cells walls are typically composed of a mixture of polymers.
Yeast cell walls contain glucans and mannans, molds contain chitin, glucan, and galactomannans, and plants have a combination of cellulose and xylans. Lysis solutions using enzymes at a minimum require a buffer.
When generating protoplasts, cells are typically treated with buffered enzyme in the presence of an osmotic stabilizer, such as 1 M sorbitol. The enzymes tend to degrade holes in the cell wall which then allow the protoplast to escape. Gentle centrifugation of protoplasts allows for the separation of empty shells from the cell membrane and its contents. This can be an effective method of separating periplasmic enzymes from other cell associated proteins.
Aside from buffers, there are several other important components of homogenization buffers that warrant discussing. When the objective is to purify an active protein, homogenization buffers may contain many additional components.
These can generally be viewed as additives that will help to retain the active form of the protein and those that prevent the degradation of the protein. The cytosol contains high concentrations of solutes in a reduced environment. Liberating the contents of cytosols causes the solutes to become rapidly diluted which not only can cause non-associated solutes to diffuse, but also protein subunits and co-factors. Osmotic stabilizers, such as sucrose or sorbitol, can be added to help bind up water and prevent dissociation of related solutes.
With many homogenization methods, high volumes of air are also introduced into the system, where the oxygen can shift the environment from reduced to oxidized. Within cells, oxygen tension is extremely low, essentially anaerobic, thus the introduction of oxygen and their related radicals can lead to deleterious effects. In animal cells, proteases are contained in lysosomes where their function is to recycle the amino acids and breakdown foreign material. Dependent upon the cell and tissue type, the concentration lysosomes and associated enzymes can be high.
The proteases contained within are heterogeneous and capable of degrading proteins at many different locations. Generally there are exoproteases which cleave both the amino and carboxyl terminal residues, as well as endoproteases which can attack specific peptide bonds.
Plants are generally believed to lack lysosomes, but rather use vacuoles in much the same manner. Microorganisms also have proteases, but these are usually located in the periplasmic space. Similar to animal cells, disruption of plant and microbial cells releases the proteases which then can degrade proteins in the homogenate.
The deleterious action of proteases can be reduced by keeping samples cold while processing and by adding protease inhibitors. Though it is impractical to inhibit every type of proteases, several inhibitors can drastically reduce proteolytic activity. These inhibitors are summarized in Table 3. Table 3. Commonly used protease inhibitors used during sample processing.
When homogenizing plants, the disruption of the vacuole is much like disrupting a lysosome. Proteases are released in addition to phenolic oxidases.
Plants contain substantial concentrations of phenolic compounds which when oxidized can react with proteins. Plant homogenate turns black as a result of these reactions. The addition of a phenolic scavenging reagent, such as polyvinylpyrrolidone used at a concentration of 0.
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Also, bear in mind that harsh detergents can often damage or destroy the contents of the cell if used incorrectly. Our high pressure homogenizing technology at BEE International allows you to gently rupture cells without damaging the valuable intracellular materials. Still unsure? Cell Lysis. Inbound Marketing by Leap Clixx. Call Us Today! BEE International Blog. Detergents for Cell Rupture Detergents or surfactants are used in cell lysis solutions because they disrupt the distinct interface between hydrophobic and hydrophilic systems.
Physical Methods of Cell Rupture There are several methods that are commonly used to physically lyse cells, including: Mechanical disruption: Using various equipment to cut, chop, grind and crush the sample.
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