Fluorescence in the Badhamia utricularis plasmodium

A plasmodium of Badhamia utricularis was collected in the Bio Bio Region in Chile. Fluorescence was documented in the UV region and a qualitative characterization of the plasmodial extract was carried out in seven solvents with different dielectric constants. Also, a reverse phase chromatographic analysis coupled with a detector of fluorescence was used to identify the amount of fluorescent compounds. In the studied species, three or four fluorophores were identified, and two low polarity compounds that exhibited fluorescence were registered. This investigation has the potential to expand the information on the vegetative stage of myxomycetes and lead to new research on these organisms.