How can I measure MMP-1 protein activity or protein level from liver tissue?

Instead of checking only the mRNA level, I want to check the active protein level of MMP-1 in Liver tissue from mice. How can I do that?

03 March 2021 1,763 2 View

Binary Logistic Generalized Linear Mixed model in SPSS. Is it doable?

I want to analyses the proportion of swimming sperm of three species of fish in two salinities. To analyse the proportion of swimming sperm in a Generalized Linear Model, I would use a Binary...

03 March 2021 2,297 3 View

Looking for Materials with high thermal expansion coefficient and high temperature resistance?

03 March 2021 8,272 1 View

Guidelines for survey (question type) analysis?

Hi. Please tell me what guidelines should i need to follow for questionaries' type research work in India. It is not hospital based work, we are conduction basic institutional based qualitative...

03 March 2021 2,037 3 View

What are the values needed for gabor filter's parameter for cifar10 data?

Hi, I implemented a code to gabor filter cifar10 data but the images after being filtered and stacked are not clear like the original images. I think the problem is in the way I am using the...

03 March 2021 6,317 1 View

Can we block unwanted images during the x-ray prediction?

i am try to classify the x-ray images. During classification , can i block unwanted images (except x-ray image).

03 March 2021 7,100 1 View

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03 March 2021 5,360 2 View

What techniques can I use to determine the miscibility of polymer blends?

The term miscibility refers to the single-phase state in thermodynamics. I do not mean the compatibility of different components. To determine the miscibility I know several techniques such as...

03 March 2021 4,107 4 View

Sample dilution for quantitative analysis using ELISA?

If the detection range is in ng/ml but the reference range is in ug/ml for a molecule or protein in serum or plasma .how to dilute and what is the initial volume to be taken for quantitative analysis

02 March 2021 7,670 3 View

The procedure compute?

02 March 2021 5,204 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

How to calculate the CFU/ml for Mycobacterium tuberculosis growing in 7H9 broth?

I am running an experiment in which I need to calculate the CFU/ml of a Mycobacterium tuberculosis growing in 7H9 broth. Is there a reliable method to calculate cfu/ml for MTB since a culture of...

22 January 2021 10,027 2 View

How to revive bacteria from glycerol stock?

19 January 2021 7,025 4 View

How to extract and purify disaccharide peptides and lactoyl peptides from Mycobacteria cell wall?

Recently, I try to obtain disaccharide peptides and lactoyl peptides from Mycobacterium Smegmatis, but I cannot succeed. My method is: Disaccharide peptides: The mycobacterial strains were...

12 January 2021 8,352 3 View

Does anyone grow Mycobacteria in TECAN Spark machine to get growth curves? What setting is necessary? Any tips (use Tween20 or tyloxapol?)?

I would like to grow Mycobact. Smegmatis in 24well plate in TECAN Spark machine. So far, I was using 100ml erlenmeyer flasks with 20 ml bacterial culture w/ shaking 180 rpm in 37C . Tecan would...

10 January 2021 6,624 2 View

Does anyone know one antibody that works against Mycobacterium spp?

Anti-Mycobacterium antibody: does anyone know one antibody that works against Mycobacterium spp. (mainly for immunofluorescence)? Many thanks in advance! Cristiane

04 January 2021 9,724 3 View

Iam looking for articles on mycobacterium tuberculosis?

Hellow my fellows Iam working on Real time PCR technique for detection the gene who is responsiable on Tuberculosis as well as the AFB stain so i hope that any one have worked on the same project...

02 December 2020 2,123 3 View

Are there new ways or new techniques in culturing or isolating Mycobacterium leprae?

I have read from books that Mycobacterium leprae is only grown in foot pads of mice and armadillo, so I have been wondering if there are newly developed techniques in isolating and/or culturing...

03 October 2020 6,065 2 View

Hi all, I need to transform a reporter plasmid into a mutant of Mycobacterium avium hominissuis which has the same antibiotic marker as the plasmid?

I tried to electroporate and select the colonies by plating onto a higher concentration of antibiotic. But it did not work!

20 September 2020 6,458 3 View

What is the protein composition of complete Freund's adjuvant?

The complete form of this adjuvant uses heat inactivated and dried mycobacteria. However, to rule out cross-reactivity with an antibody, I would like to know which proteins are left in the...

03 May 2020 1,332 2 View