Can I store cell lysate in -20 degree ( the protein for structural determination) freezer for one or two days?

01 January 2013 1 4K Report

Depends on your protein and whether you have proteinase inhibitors in your lysate.

If you are doing structural studies then you probably don't want to do a freeze-thaw. Putting it on ice for a day or so might be OK.

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