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Sonication: A new method for gene transfer to plants
Author(s) -
Joersbo Morten,
Brunstedt Janne
Publication year - 1992
Publication title -
physiologia plantarum
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.351
H-Index - 146
eISSN - 1399-3054
pISSN - 0031-9317
DOI - 10.1111/j.1399-3054.1992.tb04727.x
Subject(s) - sonication , transformation (genetics) , gene transfer , protoplast , gene , chemistry , plant cell , mode of action , botany , biology , biophysics , biochemistry , chromatography
Sonication is a novel method for gene transfer into plant protoplasts and intact plant cells. The mode of action of ultrasound and its chemical, biochemical and physiological effects are reviewed. The state of the art of acoustic transformation is presented and possible mechanisms are discussed.