Which transfection reagent is the best for plasmid transfection of MDA-MB-231 cell line, Lipofectamine based or other reagent suggestion?

I try to transfect MDA MB 231 cell line with a plasmid by PEI, unfortunately, the rate of transfection is low, and now I wanna find and order the best transfection reagent for this cell line and...

19 February 2021 828 6 View

Could you suggest how can I count the floating point operations(flops) in the MATLAB codes?

Computational costs are important in numerical methods, as if they were obtained by counting the number of operations(flops). The order to count this number has been asked by MATLAB that I have...

22 August 2019 3,046 8 View

Calculating Potential of mean force (PMF) using SMD trajectories!?

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25 February 2019 4,297 1 View

How to interpret the surface roughness trend in PES/GO membrane?

adding graphene oxide / rGO / graphene have shown conflicting surface roughness changes in Polyethersulfone. for rGO in specific, why do we have roughness decrease whilst porosity has increased?

11 February 2019 1,354 4 View

Compatible forcefield with charmm to simulate a protein containing Trimethyllysin!?

Hi all, I am trying to simulate a protein containing a modified Lysin : Trimethyllysine. I am a NAMD user and I couldn't find a proper forcefield (topology and parameter files) with charmm yet....

02 December 2018 4,619 8 View

How should I define "non protein" parts of PDB in Parameter file(charmm)?

Hi, I need help with performing a simulation of a ligand and a protein. I am using psfgen code and add a ligand as the second segment but my parameter file couldnt recognize the new molecule...

20 September 2018 2,681 5 View

What is the best alghorithm to superpose two protein? Same in sequence vary in shape?

these two algorithms seems fast and efficient for aligning (superpose) two proteins: Acta Chrystallogr. Sect. A 61 (2005) 478 [doi: 10.1107/S0108767305015266] J. Comput. Chem. 31 (2010)...

18 September 2018 2,024 1 View

Does anyone know that can i use sudan black b instead of sudan 4 in En-face staining of whole aorta?

I don't have Sudan 4 hence I want to know I can use Sudan Black instead of Sudan 4

09 June 2018 5,028 3 View

Temperature control (via langevin) in Steered Molecular Dynamics!?

Dear all, I would like to know about the temperature control in Steered Molecular Dynamics. should I turn off langevin control in steered molecular dynamic? Thank you

05 June 2018 9,862 3 View

Why does my polymer solution tends to stick to the electrode while being imposed to electric field?

when I apply an electric field over my polymer solution it tries to move toward the negative electrode (the distance between the two electrodes is very low) this local movement is different every...

01 March 2018 6,984 4 View

Is there anyone who experienced with cytotoxic effect of Hoescht 33342 dye?

Is Hoechst toxic to cells? In general, it is known as non-toxic. I am working with dsRED MDA-MB-231 cell line. I applied it for my PDMS-based microfluidic platform, for this reason, I incubated...

26 February 2021 9,119 3 View

Does anyone have any ideas why drug-resistant malaria is increasing in Southeast Asia even when those drugs are no longer used?

When dealing with bacterial toxins, there are three varieties of microbes that develop in your petri dish: toxic, resistant, and susceptible. Initially, there are only toxic and vulnerable...

21 February 2021 6,084 5 View

How to dilute Toxin-DMSO solution?

I have a concentrated solution of a toxin(50 micromolar) in DMSO 100%. I need to dilute it inorder to dilute both the toxin and DMSO wich can be toxic to cells. Which would you guys recommend to...

19 February 2021 7,447 2 View

Differences between sheep blood with Alsever solution vs citrated/defibrinated sheep blood in microbiological media?

I am aware of a study that has compared the use of citrated and defibrinated sheep's blood in microbiological media (Hair Sheep Blood, Citrated or Defibrinated, Fulfills All Req... ), but can...

10 February 2021 5,927 1 View

Has anybody administered MK-2206 (an orally active, allosteric inhibitor of AKT) intravenously to the mice?

We aim to use MK-2206 to inhibit AKT in mice. However, a large body of studies suggests that it should be administered orally. I was wondering if somebody could tell me that is it toxic for the...

07 February 2021 6,340 1 View

Can anybody provide me sequences of SPF10 primers?

03 February 2021 1,053 2 View

Why do high doses of humic substances inhibit the growth of corn roots? Is there a toxicity effect?

Length, volume, surface area and dry mass of corn roots treated with humic substances increased up to 13 liters per hectare and decreased with higher doses.

02 February 2021 2,190 4 View

How to create a graphic with two curve ??

Hello, i want to do a graphic with two curve to compare a toxicity of two metals in spss but i don't know how to do this. Can anyone help

01 February 2021 9,371 7 View

How do you annotate figures to show significance?

30 January 2021 1,008 3 View

Can anyone suggest a commercial MAT kit to detect Toxoplasma gondii antibodies in animals?

18 January 2021 5,438 2 View