Why are functional gene results (nosZ, amoA) compared to 16S gene?

I am working on the effect of pH on functional genes in the nitrogen cycle (amoA, nosZ..). Some of the papers i have read present results based on the ratio between functional gene (like nosZ) and...

27 December 2020 1,625 6 View

Why would gel electrophoresis need to be run for 16 hours at 2-8 deg C? Is there an alternative protocol that takes less time or works at room temp?

I am trying to separate and analyze macromolecules (DNA) using horizontal gel electrophoresis. Protocol involves 1X TAE buffer, 10X denaturing buffer, 1X running buffer, 1% agarose gel, and 2X...

18 November 2020 667 2 View

Any tips and tricks to prevent bubbles from being trapped in polymer film during membrane formation via immersion precipitation?

05 July 2017 6,398 6 View

Does anyone know a low molecular weight agarose gel?

I need a trade name for any low molecular weight agarose gel that can dissolve in water. My cDNA is giving me my band of interest (which is faint) and a smear on gel and I want to cut out my band...

23 April 2014 8,122 2 View

Why does the level of phenobarbital spiked in blood appear to be lower than the actual spiked amount when being screened by ELISA?

5ppb of phenobarbital have been spiked into blank blood. This have been replicated by 10 times. However, ELISA results show that all 10 of the replicates contains LESS than 5ppb (average of...

14 July 2013 963 1 View

Can anyone help me with a home made OGD?

I'm hoping to set up some oxygen glucose deprivation experiments using cultured cells but only have a CO2/air incubator. I was wondering whether there was any way of home rigging a small nitrogen...

06 June 2013 2,650 2 View

Will the formation of semicarbazone from an unknown (suspected to be a ketone) be long, or has it been falsely analysed?

In an undergraduate organic experiment, we are required to identify the functional group present via solubility tests (with H2O, HCl, NaOH and NaHCO3) and Classification Tests (Brady's, Tollen's,...

10 March 2013 3,007 6 View

Chlorinated organic formation in odor control scrubbers using hypochlorite?

I'm involved in a study of odor control technologies for municipal wastewater treatment plant. One of the control options involves a chemical 2-stage (acid/alkaline) packed bed scrubber. The...

03 March 2021 3,661 2 View

Ester cleavage conditions?

Hi all, I need to cleave the ester in Ethyl 2-amino-1H-imidazole-5-carboxylate to make the carboxylic acid and retrieve the product from solution to use in downstream applications of linking to...

01 March 2021 8,766 3 View

How can we theoretically calculate Elemental analysis(percentage) of atoms in covalent organic framework?

For example in one research article the Elemental analysis values of COF-TpPa-1 ( Triformylphloroglucinol (Tp) (63 mg, 0.3 mmol), Paraphenylenediamine (Pa-1) (48 mg, 0.45 mmol) are as follows...

24 February 2021 1,265 6 View

How to Control Whiteflies in coconut leaves?

24 February 2021 1,005 1 View

What reaction will occur when adding hexamine into ammonium nitrate in an acidic medium?

Hello, I am investigating properties of water in oil emulsion explosives. And adding hexamine (hexamethylenetetramine) into one of the phases that are used to make the emulsion should increase the...

21 February 2021 8,680 1 View

How to get/count refractive index in gasses?

20 February 2021 8,202 6 View

Any Homemade Organic Synthesis Practices?

Hi everyone, I am a teacher of Heterocycles Synthesis, Is there a home practice that you recommend for undergraduate students? A simulator would also be useful Due to the pandemic, students...

18 February 2021 2,769 4 View

How to find the capacitive response frequency from the impedance plot?

I have done electrochemical impedance by using cyclic voltammetry for one organic material. from that, I plotted bode diagram. but actually, I am very confused about how to find the capacitive...

18 February 2021 3,023 3 View

How to predict the reaction pathway for electro organic synthesis?

Can anyone recommend some any software/models available that can predict substance reactivities and the reaction yield under a specific set of reaction conditions process and proposing pathways to...

17 February 2021 2,383 3 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