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PROTOPLASTS are reported as being formed from cells of Saccharomyces species by the action of snail crop juice1, autolysis2 pounding2 or enzymes from other microorganisms3. The chemical mechanisms underlying the process have not been fully elucidated.
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MILLBANK, J., MACRAE, R. Degradation of Yeast Cell Wall by Fractionated Snail Gut Enzyme. Nature 201, 1347 (1964). https://doi.org/10.1038/2011347a0
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