What is the best way for synthesis of 2',4-dihydroxychalcone?

I'm trying to synthesize 2',4-dihydroxychalcone using 2-hydroxyacetophenone and 4-hydroxybenzaldehyde. I've done several sythesis but all I get was some kind of oil and no precipitate of product...

03 April 2019 6,167 4 View

Can you use a t-test instead of an ANOVA in a multi-factorial design if you're interested in only one comparison?

25 February 2019 9,243 4 View

Are there any wide-spectrum kinase inhibitors?

I wanted to analyze the phosphorylation of a certain mammalian protein. It is a standard procedure to add phosphatase inhibitors to extraction buffers to block the process of dephopshorylation....

12 March 2018 8,978 4 View

What book/article would be a good introduction into artificial neural networks?

Hi, I'd like to learn more about artificial neural networks, specifically pattern recognition algorithms. Unfortunately, I don't have much of a background in mathematics, so I'm looking for...

26 December 2017 4,850 2 View

Best tool for generating topology of polymer brushes (MD)?

17 September 2017 7,160 1 View

What is the resolution of ion-exchange chromatography?

Dear all, I would like to ask what is the maximal achievable resolution of ion exchange chromatography in the matter of pI values. In particular I am wondering whether I will be able to separate...

11 October 2016 5,605 3 View

Software for load path optimized structural design of fiber reinforced materials?

Which software would be most suitable for carrying out a load path analysis of an existing part, such as an aircraft wing structure, and subsequently doing a topology optimization of that design...

09 August 2016 874 1 View

What are the best 3 different reporter proteins as fusion partners for structural studies?

07 July 2016 5,040 2 View

Which one of databases do you recommend to explore validated targets for miRNA categorized by disease/metabolic disorder?

24 November 2014 8,772 2 View

Can someone provide me with some advice on using BS3 crosslinker and DTT buffer?

I would like to perform a crosslinking experiment using BS3 crosslinker. My protein has 3 cysteines, but no S-S bridge, so I have to keep my protein in buffer with 5mM DTT. Can I perform the...

16 July 2013 9,690 9 View

Enhanced Yellow Fluorescent Protein (Aequorea victoria) DNA sequence?

I am on the lookout for the Enhanced Yellow Fluorescent Protein (Aequorea victoria) DNA sequence. Does anyone know where I can find it? Thank you in advance

03 March 2021 3,568 1 View

Why might my GFP tag be dissociating from my plasmid after transfection?

I have a set of stably transfected cell lines all transfected with plasmids containing GFP tags on the C terminus. During a western blot using anti-GFP antibody, one of my plasmids has dissociated...

01 March 2021 9,310 4 View

Precipitate after adding laemmli buffer to protein solution containing Potassium Acetate?

Hi, I am running a size exclusion chromatography experiment with a buffer containing Potassium Acetate as a salt. I analyse these fractions through SDS-PAGE. After boiling my SEC fractions in...

01 March 2021 2,622 3 View

What is the most suitable server for predicting protein structures in bacteria?

I have used the i-Tasser several times, however it has been unavailable for several days. I tried the swiss-model, but the output was not very pleasant due to the model used. Is there any other...

28 February 2021 4,521 3 View

Do you need the CMV enhancer before the CMV promotor for a proper function of CMV on the gene that follows?

I'm a student and I have to produce a cell line with a knockin for the NRF2 gene with GFP. I have to put a promotor in front of the GFP because the gene will be too far away from the promotor of...

28 February 2021 7,127 2 View

Are protein samples in SDS compatible with ELISA?

I have used an AllPrep DNA/RNA/Protein Mini Kit QIAGEN kit to extract RNA and protein from my samples. At the end of the protein purification, I resuspend my protein in 5% SDS. Will these samples...

28 February 2021 7,370 3 View

Any specific pipeline or parameter to analyse total transcriptomics study of brain tissue samples?

I have two groups of brain samples, control and treated for example. It was total RNA nova seq sequencing. I tried all the available pipeline like: star+rsem+deseq2, Hista+stringtie+cuffdiff,...

27 February 2021 356 6 View

How to replicate the well conditions of a crystal hit with 20%(w/v) isopropanol?

I had a crystal hit in a well with 0.1M HEPEs pH 7.5, 10%(w/v) PEG 4000, and 20%(w/v) isopropanol. Why is isopropanol in w/v here if it's just solvent? How do I recreate this well condition?

25 February 2021 9,761 1 View

What's the concentration recommend for recombinant protein use in western blotting?

I'm currently working having problem with the concentration for recombinant protein use in western blot, the one been used is Recombinant Human CD19 Fc Chimera Protein-rndsystem which does not...

24 February 2021 8,514 3 View

Problem with ligating 2.8 kb insert into 8.5 kb plasmid?

I am trying to clone 2 copies of the same mammalian gene into the pSF-CMV-Ub-Puro Ascl (contains HindIII, KpnI and NheI cut sites) plasmid. This is what the final product is supposed to look like...

24 February 2021 6,310 3 View