Sample size calculation?

07 September 2020 1,318 4 View

When can E.coli secrete most of the extracelluar protein?

Hello, I'm doing optimization of an extracellular protein cloned in the pET26b vector along with PelB leader sequence. I want to know the best time at which cells can secrete most of the protein...

13 October 2019 5,915 6 View

How to confidently predict the 3D structure of a protein?

I have tried to predicted the 3D structure by using multiple online softwares like I-TASSAR, MUSTER, Swiss-Model and (PS)2 but predicted 3D structure from each software has bad quality and can not...

27 November 2018 9,085 3 View

How to do molecular dynamics simulations for investigating the effect of non-synonymous mutations on protein structure through Discovery Studio??

Hello, I want to do simulations analysis for investigating the effect of non-synonymous mutations on protein structure through Discovery Studio. Kindly suggest me a protocol. Thanks

11 February 2018 9,627 3 View

How do you calculate the total phenolic contents in a plant extract sample?

I have to find out the total phenolic contents in five different plant extracts. I have read many papers but am unable to understand the calculations how to express total phenolic contents as mg...

26 November 2014 5,255 56 View

Can anybody suggest a suitable region to design porcine specific qPCR assay, apart from mitochondrial genome?

I want to design species specific primers and probes for porcine, bovine, ovine, chicken etc, as mitochondrial genome is really conserved it's really difficult to design assays from MT genomes....

05 August 2014 8,873 3 View

What is the exact mechanism of selection of an X-chromosome for inactivation during female embryonic development?

It is said that a default state of the X-chromosome in female mammals is inactive and one of them is activated, as in case of females with three or four X-chromosomes, i.e. all except one remain...

26 September 2013 7,614 2 View

Can Anyone tell me how can we plot data for TGA curve through the data? i want to plot mass % v/s Temp but i dont have any data for mass %?

01 January 1970 6,946 3 View

RIA. How to measure?

When you use RIA, with a control the unknown sample with antibodies, you bare in mind the binding sites of the antibodies. However you still need to measure labelled antigen (radioactive) and not...

28 February 2021 2,133 3 View

What is the most suitable resuspension buffer for TCA/acetone precipitated protein?

I need to extract protein from fermented carbon sources for Bradford assay. Most researchers experiencing insolubility of pellet in resuspension buffer. Please assist me to select most suitable...

26 February 2021 7,129 3 View

EMSA troubleshooting. Protein-DNA complex not migrating, cold probe lane with multiple bands. Can anyone help?

I'm running an EMSA to show the DNA binding activity of recombinant proteins versus the Wild type. Previous assays run by my research group using a different test system show the protein-DNA...

24 February 2021 8,325 1 View

Standard curve shifting over time. How do I stabilise the ELISA?

24 February 2021 1,365 3 View

How can I improve the concentration of banana fruits extracted RNA?

Currently, I'm working with banana fruits. I've tried to do RNA extractions with different methods, and I've gotten total RNA without contamination, but I couldn't get a high concentration of...

22 February 2021 6,126 2 View

What is the proper in vitro culturing method to get information about the activation of innate immune cells by VLPs?

Dear All, I am interested in studying the response of immune cells against virus-like particles (VLPs). I used the PBMC in vitro assay and treat it with the VLP using PHA as a positive ctrl while...

16 February 2021 1,337 2 View

Why does flow deformation occur at the test line and control line on nitrocellulose membranes (LFIA)?

I use 1% BSA in 10 mM phosphate buffer (pH 7.4) solution when striping my nitrocellulose membranes with antigens and antibodies. However, I always observe deformed flow when my sample or running...

16 February 2021 4,224 3 View

Does calculating the interaction index between a drug and a food matrix make sense?

Dear all, I'm conducting the revisions of some of my manuscript, with is the impact of the combination of Aspirin and a fruit juice in colorectal cancer cells. Two of the reviewers have asked to...

16 February 2021 3,141 3 View

Can the viability assays (ex: MTT/CCK-8) measure cell proliferation? or are they solely viability assays?

I want to conduct a proliferation assay to test a chemotherapy combination on a cancer cell line. At first, I thought about the MTT assay. But now, all sources are saying that these do not measure...

14 February 2021 3,142 7 View

GST assay in microplate?

I'd like to know if anyone can provide me with a protocol for traditional GST enzymatic assay (with GSH and CDNB as substrates) in a 96 well microplate, for cell line and/or C.elegans...

11 February 2021 1,328 3 View