Can forward and reverse sequences of PCR products be entirely different from each other?

Dear All, The forward and reverse sequences obtained from the PCR products are not identical at all. Can I still make the contigs for doing BLASTn? Individually both sequences are showing the...

22 December 2020 5,280 5 View

Any simplified protocol or methods of estimation of cellulose, hemicellulose and lignin content in a biomass?

Dear all, Kindly suggest me a simplified/easy method of calculation of cellulose, hemicellulose and lignin content of agricultural biomass along with the relevant reference. We have used the NREL...

02 December 2020 4,362 3 View

Complete protocol for Fungal Genomic DNA isolation?

Dear all, I am looking for recommendations for an efficient protocol for the extraction of Genomic DNA from several fungal cultures. I have most of the chemicals and equipment used in the process,...

20 September 2020 7,906 7 View

What are the different techniques to characterize chemical crystals?

Hello researchers, I would like to know the various techniques/methods which are used to characterize the crystals of a known substance (xylitol) and to check the purity as well as to quantify the...

28 May 2019 3,242 5 View

Please help me in identifying the following species of fly?

Hello researchers, I have attached some photos of a single fly. Please tell me the species of this fly. I shall be highly obliged. Best regards Dr. Sidana

21 March 2017 8,517 7 View

Is there any server/site to predict active sites of drug target enzymes?

24 February 2015 8,874 4 View

Can someone help me with sequence submission protocol?

Can anybody help me in submitting 8 Leishmania donovani partial gene sequences in genbank (ncbi)? I have eight sequences with small differences. The promoter region of the ldmdr1 gene of L....

27 January 2015 4,893 2 View

How do I add a feature annotation when submitting a sequence in Genbank?

I am trying to submit a gene sequence in Genbank from last 2 months, but they always say something like this.. Complete feature annotation has not been included for some or all of the sequence(s)...

26 January 2015 9,751 4 View

Enhanced Yellow Fluorescent Protein (Aequorea victoria) DNA sequence?

I am on the lookout for the Enhanced Yellow Fluorescent Protein (Aequorea victoria) DNA sequence. Does anyone know where I can find it? Thank you in advance

03 March 2021 3,568 1 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

Which cell line should we use to perform biological dosimetry experiments?

We are preparing some experiments based on irradiating cells under different conditions in order to evaluate the effects in terms of DNA damage, genetic expression, etc. As our project is...

01 March 2021 3,355 3 View

Which fluorescent dye to use for measuring total ROS production?

Is DCFDA appropriate for measuring total ROS production, or can it only detect certain types of ROS? If I want to measure total ROS production, which dye should I use?

01 March 2021 9,447 3 View

Genome-wide gene identification protocol ?

Is there any book chapter/book, webpage or research article available to understand genome-wide gene identification?

28 February 2021 8,095 1 View

How to improve and implement WBAN MAC and Radio modules under Castalia 3.2 ?

Hello researchers, Hello Castalia3.2 researchers I am a beginner with Castalia, I work on optimization of RFID systems used in wireless body networks. I simulated a WBAN with 10 nodes and one...

28 February 2021 400 1 View

I want to performe MALDI-TOF MS for bacterial identification, I would appreciate it if anyone can tell me the matrix solution preparation protocol ?

based on what I've studied on multiple papers, for peptide and protein identification Alpha-cyano-4-hydroxycinnamic acid (CHCA) is an appropriate matrix to use, I also know that the CHCA powder...

26 February 2021 6,799 3 View

Calculating volume of DNA required from DNA concentration?

Hi I am a bit confused. They are asking me to find out the volume of DNA required in ul (a total of 30-100 ng for genomic DNA) from the DNA concentration in the nanodrop reading which was 404.8...

26 February 2021 5,029 2 View

Has anyone used the Illumina ITS1 primer sets?

Hi everyone, Illumina provides a list of primers to amplify with high taxonomic coverage the ITS1 region for further fungal sequencing, but I cannot find the exact amount necessary of each...

25 February 2021 6,969 3 View

Can anyone help with Schistosoma identification?

Can anyone identify what kind of Schistosome species this might be? Morphological features of cercariae and adults resemble Trichobilharzia, though I am fairly new to the field of parasitology...

25 February 2021 7,760 6 View