Team:SDU-Denmark/labnotes

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''Methods:'' PCR and Gel electrophoresis
''Methods:'' PCR and Gel electrophoresis
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''Notes:'' Since our FldhDC primers have yet to work, we have decided to test them on previously purified cromosomal DNA. Examination of the primers showed that the FlhC reverse primer had a melting temperature of only 45˚C. Therefore we decided to run the samples on a gradient PCR. Simultaneously, we prepared 2 extra samples, isolating FlhD and FlhC, respectively. We did this because we wanted to see if our problems were caused because the combined gene-sequence was to long (932bp).
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''Notes:''Since our FldhDC primers have yet to work, we have decided to test them on previously purified cromosomal DNA. Examination of the primers showed that the FlhC reverse primer had a melting temperature of only 45˚C. Therefore we decided to run the samples on a gradient PCR. Simultaneously, we prepared 2 extra samples, isolating FlhD and FlhC, respectively. We did this because we wanted to see if our problems were caused because the combined gene-sequence was to long (932bp).
Because we just wanted to test our primers in this PCR, we used Taq polymerase, because although it doesn’t proofread, it is remarkably cheaper than Pfu. On the [http://www.fermentas.com/en/products/all/pcr-qpcr-rt-pcr/standard-pcr/ep028-taq-dna-native Fermentas homepage] we found that the annealing temperature for Taq is Tm-5 , which in this case means 40˚C. However, Taq polymerase is not very effective at temperatures under 50˚C so we designed the gradient to lies between 40 and 55˚C. More specifically we chose the following temperatures:
Because we just wanted to test our primers in this PCR, we used Taq polymerase, because although it doesn’t proofread, it is remarkably cheaper than Pfu. On the [http://www.fermentas.com/en/products/all/pcr-qpcr-rt-pcr/standard-pcr/ep028-taq-dna-native Fermentas homepage] we found that the annealing temperature for Taq is Tm-5 , which in this case means 40˚C. However, Taq polymerase is not very effective at temperatures under 50˚C so we designed the gradient to lies between 40 and 55˚C. More specifically we chose the following temperatures:
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[[Image:Team-SDU-Denmark-PCR_temp_for_FlhDC.png]]
[[Image:Team-SDU-Denmark-PCR_temp_for_FlhDC.png]]

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