What is the nutrient requirements for E.coli BL21 CodonPlu RIPL strain growing in M9 medium?

Hello. I want to isotopically label the my protein, and I express it in BL21 RIPL using M9 minimal media. It grows extremely slow. I inoculate the colony from a fresh M9 plate into 5ml M9 medium...

17 February 2021 2,852 2 View

Do you have experience of second round PCR amplification issue?

When 1st-round PCR amplification was finished , I could get a clear expected band, but the amount was very low, so I cut the band and run second-round PCR with same condition, it didn't work, I...

21 January 2021 888 4 View

How to solve carry-over and interference problem when detecting tulathromycin by LCMS?

I am working on the determination of tulathromycin in rat faeces using QE-focus (Thermo Fisher)(Waters BEH C18, 2.1x100mm, 1.7um)(0.1%FA+H2O, 0.1%FA+ACN) . I encountered two tricky problems....

02 January 2021 2,713 5 View

Why band gap energy of cobalt ferrites is increased with increased in zinc(dopinng element) concentration?

In most of cases band gap energy of cobalt ferrites is decreased with increase in Zinc concentration that is hold to brass model. But when energy band gape is increases with increased...

03 December 2020 2,439 3 View

Can someone recommend me a classic book of liquid crystals?

I am currently into liquid crystals and have no related background. Can someone tell me which book is the most instructive one to learn basics of liquid crystals? I am more interested in different...

22 November 2020 4,362 6 View

How does the influence of metal ions on the fluorescence intensity of a compound?

We found an interesting phenomenon that metal ions could not influence the fluorescence of a compound when the compound was dispersed in solvent. However, the fluorescence of the compound was...

31 October 2020 6,568 3 View

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21 October 2020 7,860 3 View

How can we define/simulate shell elements (S3/S3R, S4, S4R, SAX1, SAX2) in ABAQUS using a python script while defining bending behavior of composites?

Working with ABAQUS 6.14 for defining the UMAT subroutine for the initial imperfection of shell elements.

19 October 2020 974 1 View

Measuring NO NO2 and Nitrous acid?

Hi can any one out there please help me, I want to measure NOx release from one of our product in gas phase and in liquid phase. how can I measure and quantify it? Please help us if any one can. I...

19 October 2020 6,365 1 View

Is K-silicate gel a porous material?

I coated a stone surface with K-siilcate. Apparently, it does noe seal the surface since the water penetrae the stone easily and the absorption coefficient does not change too much. However, the...

05 October 2020 3,435 5 View

How to remove the residual PDMS on the silicon mold?

Incompletely cross-linked pdms are difficult to remove.

01 March 2021 798 3 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 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

Can bio-decomposer be a successful alternative to reduce residue burning?

To maintain the proper crop plan most of the times there is not enough time to make the field ready for the next crop. In this particular context , can bio-decompser be a solution? What about...

16 February 2021 7,068 24 View

What are backpropagation formulas for residual neural networks?

14 February 2021 4,194 3 View

Charmm/GROMACS Residue 'ZN' not found in residue topology database?

I am trying to do some MD simulations of a protein with zinc ions. I am trying to use a charmm forcefield (I have tried 2017 and 2021) and Gromacs. I get an error when doing pdb2gmx Residue 'ZN'...

12 February 2021 9,367 2 View

How to determinate of molecular structure of salt into the liquid?

I need to determine the open formula of our complex, presumably consisting of sodium tungstate Na2WO4 and aluminum sulfate Al2 (SO4) 3. Our problem is that with an increase in the concentration...

11 February 2021 5,821 1 View