Single E coli colony transformation?

Is there any protocol to make chemically competent E coli from a single colony and transform it? Any buffer recipe? Many thanks

02 March 2018 9,655 0 View

Electrocompetent bacteria storage at -20?

Hello, I'm trying to make electrocompetent bacteria and store them at -20 degrees as I don't have -80 freezers. Is there any protocol? Should I use 50% glycerol? Thanks

06 July 2017 3,030 1 View

Mammalian cell culture electroporation?

06 July 2017 6,336 1 View

Eukaryote Promoter consensus sequences analysis ?

10 November 2016 936 4 View

DNA "Pellet-Paint" coprecipitant or similar composition?

09 October 2016 8,164 9 View

Tumoral cell line intradermical nude mice inoculation?

Hello, I need to generate tumors in nude mice with the cell lines SK MEL 28 (melanoma) and MDA MB 231 (breast cancer), both human tumoral cell lines. How many cells do i have to inject...

05 June 2016 3,257 4 View

PEI transfection of SK-MEL 28?

02 March 2016 5,205 4 View

Add ssDNA to a Gold Nanoparticle?

09 October 2015 3,167 1 View

Protocols to liofilize DNA?

05 June 2015 8,525 3 View

What is an equivalent alternative reagents composition like the Zymo Mix&Go?

Searching the web i found that Zymo Research makes a kit for making competent cells and transforming them in aprox 20 seconds without incubating the mix on ice for 30 minutes, without heat-shock...

04 May 2015 3,463 4 View

What is the exact mechanism of the antimicrobial effect of local anesthetics?

The antimicrobial effect of local anesthetics has been known for more than 50 years, but it still seems to have an unclear mechanism of action. which bacteria? which concentration? etc etc. ....

27 February 2021 4,450 2 View

Uncertianiny in using dry or wet basis in mixing a sediment with fuel oil?

Hello I'm currently working on a topic related to studying the anaerobic biodegradation of TPH in marine sediments. In this work, sediment should be mixed with fuel oil to a concentration of 20 g...

24 February 2021 9,839 3 View

Advice on growing lactobacillus species in the lab?

Hello everyone, For part of my PhD project, I'm hoping to grow some lactobacillus species in the lab so that I can create standard curves for a qPCR quantification of a faecal sample. However, I...

24 February 2021 3,157 6 View

What are the best cations for preparing competent cells, Ca2+ or Mg2+?

I have been reading various articles and most state that treatment with CaCl2 produces higher efficiency of transformation than MgCl2. Can anyone explain why Ca2+ is better than Mg2+ at...

16 February 2021 8,519 5 View

How to dissolve lyophilized silk fibroin?

Dear members of the community, I am trying to concentrate silk fibroin to 25 % (w/v). Nevertheless, i am struggling with the concentration step. I successfully achieve concentrations of 5-6 % of...

16 February 2021 1,808 1 View

How to determine the drug loading and the drug release capacity of a polymer micelle using UV spectroscopy?

Currently, I am working on PLA-PEG copolymer micelle for the drug delivery system. I have seen several papers where some researcher talks to centrifuge the drug-loaded micelle to separate the...

13 February 2021 5,822 7 View

Would using an asRNA for repressing transcription of a high expression Listeria monocytogenes non-coding RNA harbored in a plasmid be a viable option?

Hello all, I am interested in deleting a highly expressed non-coding RNA located on a Listeria monocytogenes plasmid. Currently, there are not any optimized gene deletion methods for Listeria...

09 February 2021 4,994 1 View

Review Papers regarding transcriptional regulations & promoter types/classes in Gram positive bacteria?

Dear fellow researchers, Could you please suggest me excellent review papers discussing transcriptional regulations and/or promoter classes in Gram positive bacteria? Thank you so much for your help!

08 February 2021 6,909 3 View

Flexibility of RNAseq?

When you use RNAseq I understand that it must follow certain conditions when you use it. One of them is the insertion of a polyA tail. The insertion of the polyA must include then...

05 February 2021 3,770 4 View

Extraction of phytochemicals from juice?

I am trying to extract phytochemicals from cane juice. I have tried lyophilization and SALLE techniques but the final product is too sticky and sugars are hindering any further extraction. I have...

03 February 2021 8,784 3 View