Effects of Gas Pressurization with Ethylene on the Ultrastructure of the Yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Satoshi KAWACHI; Toshiaki ARAO; Yoshihisa SUZUKI; Katsuhiro TAMURA

doi:10.1271/bbb.100871

Microbiology & Fermentation Technology Notes

Effects of Gas Pressurization with Ethylene on the Ultrastructure of the Yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae

Satoshi KAWACHI, Toshiaki ARAO, Yoshihisa SUZUKI, Katsuhiro TAMURA

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Keywords: gas pressurization, ethylene, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, electron microscopy

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2011 Volume 75 Issue 4 Pages 790-792

DOI https://doi.org/10.1271/bbb.100871

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Abstract

We investigated ultrastructural changes in the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae when exposed to compressed ethylene gas. Transmission electron microscopy (TEM) revealed that intracellular organelles in yeast cells treated with compressed ethylene at up to 0.640 MPa (6.4 atm), especially the nuclear and plasma membranes, were seriously damaged.

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