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

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

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

Fluent how to draw a graph of coordinate changes over time?

When simulating waves, it is necessary to detect the coordinate change at a certain point of the wave surface, but there is no in fluent.

04 October 2020 1,541 1 View

How to quickly know the new research area landscape and find a research gap in this new area?

As a Ph.D. candidate who enters a new research area that differs from the research topic in the master period (e.g. shift form crop breeding to soil ecology), how to quickly know the new research...

23 September 2020 8,131 5 View

How to build epoxy model in GAFF for Lammps?

Dear all, I am a beginner in Molecular Dynamics. I build a pre-reaction epoxy model using Materials Studio and plan to perform the cross-linking procedure using Lammps. However, the msi2lmp tool...

26 August 2020 7,697 1 View

How to detect brown pigments generated in red wine aging process ?

During aging or storage, the concentration of monomeric anthocyanins decreases rapidly, while low level of polymeric anthocyanins generates, and the color of wine turns brick-red gradually. In...

17 July 2020 6,032 4 View

How to define the particle agglomeration in composite materials or foundry alloys and measure its size distribution quantitatively?

28 June 2020 7,614 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 can I know the stationary phase of growth of several bacteria?

How can I know the stationary phase of growth of several bacteria? We are aiming to collect exoproteome of several bacteria. We know that the ideal time to collect exoproteome is during the...

31 January 2021 4,528 10 View

How can you adjust pH of SM buffer?

Good afternoon, please how can you adjust pH of phage SM buffer? I presume that main ingredient that has influence of pH is Tris/HCl buffer, but according to literature its range of pH is from 7...

27 January 2021 5,767 3 View

What is the composition of TM buffer used for concentrating bacteriophage?

Hello everyone, I have to isolate DNA from Brucella phage , but before that, I have to concentrate the phage using PEG 8000. I have got protocol for concentrating the phage using PEG and TM buffer...

24 January 2021 2,767 6 View

How can I transform 50 kb plasmid into ecoli?

I must put 50 kb plasmid into ecoli strain. I think 50 kb is too big for heat shock with ecoli. Is that correct? Will electroporation work? Or do I need to use cos sites and lambda phage...

22 January 2021 8,612 3 View

Can Vibrio campbellii bioluminescence be obtained when cultured on Mueller-Hinton agar?

Need to check quorum sensing activity of Vibrio campbellii.

20 January 2021 570 5 View

Bacteriophages very effective against infections. Some bacteriophages can be oncolytic and effective against cancers. How B_P recognize cancer cells?

Bacteriophages very effective against infections. Many of them such as anti-Staphylococcus or anti-Streptococcal widely used in practical medicine. Some bacteriophages can be oncolytic and...

03 January 2021 4,769 1 View

New knockout bacterial strain: Can't electroporate it?

I made a new bacterial strain with an unmarked deletion using 2 step homologous recombination (with sacB counterselection). The full protocol is given in the link at the bottom. The protocol...

01 January 2021 1,580 4 View

Should i add ATG in the beginning of my polypetide sequence when i want to insert it in a phagemid?

Hi I want to make a recombinant m13 phage displaying my peptide as a fusion peptide on its surface pVIII. Should i add ATG at the beginning when i want to insert it in phagmid vector? Previously,...

18 December 2020 9,931 2 View

Does anyone experience E coli lysis while seed culture?

Hi, I am currently working with BL21(DE3)PLySs and PRSET A vector. Out lab frequently transformation and culture E Coli for protein purification. But recently, even though there is colony after...

13 December 2020 9,167 9 View