The influence of Triton X-100 on
Beta vulgaris L. permeabilized cell culture viability, regrowth,and ability to produce betacyanines was evaluated in this study. A non-destructive method basedon the
analysis of images in the RGB (red, green, blue) system was developed to estimatebetacyanines content. A treatment for 15 min with 0.7 mM Triton X-100 induced the release of30% of betacyanines without loss of cell viability (
70%). After this permeabilization treatment,
B. vulgaris cultures regrew normally, reaching a maximum biomass concentration of 48% higherthan non-permeabilized cultures after 14 days of culture. Also, maximum betacyaninesconcentration was only 25% lower than that of non-permeabilized cultures.