Has anyone faced background fluorescence problem of enzymes fluorogenic substrates?

While using 3 fluorogenic substrates derived from Coumarins in cellulose- and xylan-degrading enzymes screening, one of them (MUGlc) shows blue background fluorescence during enzyme assay. is...

31 December 2018 293 3 View

How to interpret such results of FPLC using HIS-tag column?

For my recombinant enzymes, I am not able to see any peak in the elution side of the FPLC results using his-tag column, while a peak is present before elution. is anyone able to interpret what...

07 August 2018 9,062 2 View

How do you define Novel Enzyme?

What are parameters that decide the novelty of an enzyme before characterize it? means If we have a protein sequence which shows certain similarity to a protein in the database, what percentage...

01 February 2018 5,553 11 View

Colony PCR and normal PCR?

I tried to do multiplex colony PCR, I pooled many clones into one tube and I run colony PCR and I did not get bands. To make sure that the problem is not my primers' design, I have extracted the...

31 December 2017 8,914 18 View

Solvent Accessible Surface Area SASA results interpretation?

How can we interpret SASA results when compare between Enzyme and Enzyme-ligand complex?

31 December 2017 2,416 0 View

How to decide the type of a protein from different families given in Blastx?

I have faced this with more than one gene. in the step of gene annotation of my NGS data I found in many case my enzyme of interest but I found that this enzyme is found in multispecies, it means...

11 December 2017 9,448 1 View

Would you please propose a software to compare NGS data to CDD?

After proceeding with Prodigal for Genes prediction we would able to blast it and find known genes in our data. Is it possible to find novel genes by comparing it to conserved domain database CDD?...

11 December 2017 3,882 7 View

Is there any substitute of FosmidMax DNA isolation Kit ?

Is there any manual way to isolate recombinant fosmid DNA from E.coli cells in the absence of isolation Kit?

03 April 2017 3,621 4 View

What is the maximum duration of storing bacterial library in 20% glycerol stock?

For how many time can we store bacteria in glycerol stock in -80 degree? Do we have to transfer the bacteria to fresh media with glycerol after an approximate duration? In addition to Freeze-Thaw...

11 December 2016 7,297 22 View

What is the best choice of Polymerase for large DNA PCR?

11 December 2016 8,669 30 View

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

03 March 2021 8,272 1 View

Can we classify HV and LV lines based on line length?

I have dataset which shows the length of power lines. I need to classify the lines based on the line length. Is there a rule to classify the High voltage (HV) and low voltage (LV) lines based on...

03 March 2021 4,116 4 View

After a reference from Int J Body Compos Res, can any body help?

Hi, I am after the reference below, my library says it cannot obtain a copy either locally or internationally, any help appreciated! Chris Wang ZM, Heshka S, Wielopolski L, Pi-Sunyer FX, Pierson...

03 March 2021 6,193 1 View

Waters 2707 HPLC autosampler problem?

I am using a 2707 waters HPLC device. When I try to inject a sample, it says missing plate or rack. I changed the needle and calibrated its position but I still get the same problem. I even get...

02 March 2021 1,408 1 View

Why almost every element would be metallized in sufficiently high pressure and low temperature?

(This statement is from wikipedia, BTW). What is so special about metallic bond that is limiting high-P low-T state of a matter (as long as individual atoms exist, not white dwarf of neutron star...

02 March 2021 3,309 2 View

Would fecal samples stored at -20C for over a year impact metagenomic analysis?

Dear All, I have access to some rodent fecal samples that have been stored at -20C instead of -80C. Anyone have experience with the impact of stowage condition on comparative metagenomic analysis...

01 March 2021 2,512 1 View

Is it possible to remove a preprint posted by a journal which is already rejected?

As we know many journals are posting preprints (DOI) in advance before the peer-review process. However, there is no guarantee that the preprints get published. The journal's reviewers undergo the...

01 March 2021 5,778 2 View

Does anyone know HRM channel in a 2 plex QIAGEN Rotor- Gene Q qPCR can be used as a separate channel?

I am going to have 3 different probes in my qPCR work that I am going to do. But I realized that the machine we have in the lab is a Rotor-Gene Q 2plex HRM Platform, saying it has green, yellow,...

01 March 2021 8,544 1 View

I have designed reflectarray element and feeding it though Horn Antenna on HFSS. After full wave simulation, I am not getting desired results?

I have designed reflectarray element to generate OAM beams at 5.8GHz and feeding it though Horn Antenna on HFSS. After full wave simulation, i am not getting desired results i.e Radiation pattern...

01 March 2021 9,701 5 View

Any research papers for extraction of nutrient deprivation on macroalgae? Analysed by HPLC-UV and GC/MS. Possibly from macroalgae genus Rhizoclonium?

I am doing my thesis on the nutrient deprivation on the macroalgae Rhizoclonium sp. I will be analysing the levels over a period of roughly 5 days by HPLC-UV and GC/MS. I will be using seawater as...

28 February 2021 6,477 1 View