CTAB DNA extraction method for insects?

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If i want to test a particular compound/metabolite on my yeast strains ?

If i want to test a particular compound/metabolite on my yeast strains ( which have been transformed with the desired disease plasmid and shows the phenotype) . Then what is the method that I...

06 July 2018 3,182 0 View

Area under disease progress curve?

In plant pathology experiments generally disease severity measured in terms of grades of affected leaf area in relation to time is used for plotting the area under the disease progress...

05 June 2018 8,058 0 View

Which is better to suspend extracted DNA?

Which is a better one to suspend extracted DNA? TE buffer or ultrapure water?

05 June 2018 3,942 4 View

Long term storage of leaf tissue in CTAB buffer?

Can a leaf tissue be suspended in CTAB buffer until its DNA extraction? like for example if i go to a field and collect the leaf tissue and suspend the leaf tissues in CTAB in an eppendorf tube...

05 June 2018 1,717 1 View

Avoiding clumping of DNA ladder?

my 100 bp and 1kb ladder are not separating properly in gel inspite of providing the optimum agarose concentration, voltage and running time. the individual size bands dont spatially separate...

05 June 2018 1,179 0 View

Pre heating of CTAB buffer?

In what way does preheating of CTAB buffer prior to DNA extraction from leaf tissues improve the efficacy of DNA extraction or DNA recovery

05 June 2018 3,705 4 View

Preserving clones in glycerol stock?

I have cloned my virus in puc 18 vector. Right now Iam maintaining the clones by repeated subculture on lb medium amended with ampicillin. Is it possible to maintain the clones in glycerol...

04 May 2018 3,604 2 View

Increased manganese availability in flooded soils?

plants like paddy dont suffer from manganese deficiency since they are grown in flooded soils? what is the reason for the increased availability of manganese in flooded soils?

03 April 2018 1,618 3 View

Readymix of mastermix and long term storage?

Is it possible to make a readymix of PCR reaction cocktail involving components like water, dntps, taq polymerase etc. and keep it under long term storage for future use or should we use the mix...

03 April 2018 9,933 3 View

DNA storage at minus 80 degree?

Can we store DNA (diluted with sterile distilled water of milliq water) at minus 80 degree celsius ?

02 March 2018 10,100 9 View

Is there a problem with my RNA pellet?

Hello, I am currently having problems with RNA extraction. I am using mouse liver (C57BL6J), and I have extracted RNA from mouse liver before. Before this experiment, my final RNA pellets were...

11 August 2024 7,082 3 View

Can I base on reverse DNA sequences to perform alignment, convert to amino acids and GenBank submission?

I have reverse sequences (AB1 format), can I base on reverse DNA sequences to perform nucleotide alignment, convert nucleotides to amino acids and deposit the sequence in GenBank database?

11 August 2024 5,138 1 View

RNA Extraction Using Hot Borate Method No Longer Working?

I've been performing RNA extraction on cotton petiole tissue for a few months now using the method described in the following paper, a derivative of the typical hot borate method...

08 August 2024 9,882 2 View

I can't see the ssDNA band after performing asymmetric PCR. Is there any way to do this?

After performing symmetric PCR, PCR purification was performed. Afterwards, asymmetric PCR was performed using the PCR purification product as a template, but no ssDNA band was confirmed in the...

08 August 2024 1,668 3 View

Does crude extraction using NaOH and Tris work well with Fungi?

I'm trying to find a DNA extraction method for fungi that does not require equipment and heating. Is there anyone who can suggest an alternative option? Thank you

08 August 2024 4,733 2 View

AMAXA Lonza nucleofection lower volume of buffer?

Does anyone tried to do nucleofection with AMAXA by Lonza with lower than recommended amount of buffer in the cuvettes (100 ul)?

07 August 2024 4,616 0 View

Why I can't see any band in SDS-PAGE?

Currently, when I run SDS-PAGE, I don't see any bands at all, even though I used the same material just a day ago and it worked fine.... In our lab, we dilute the 10X running buffer to 1X and...

06 August 2024 5,373 2 View

Why after performing site directed mutagenesis ,I don't see any colony after transformation?

I want to introduce a point mutation (change in one nucleotide) into my gene of interest (DNA binding domain) I have designed primers as recommended on the Data sheet of the kit : -Both primers...

05 August 2024 9,059 3 View

Why might the impedance values for DI water and 0.1X PBS buffer solution exhibit a decreasing and increasing trend, respectively over time (HP 4194A)?

Hello everyone, I'm encountering an issue with my electrochemical impedance spectroscopy (EIS) measurements and would appreciate some insights. Experimental Setup: Electrodes: Gold interdigitated...

05 August 2024 3,783 2 View

Low-yield gel extraction problem?

I am having an issue with my gel image where my PCR product is not appearing very bright on the gel. When I perform gel extraction, the A260/280 purity value is very low. I used the Qiagen gel...

05 August 2024 9,798 3 View