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| - | Agarose gel is used for DNA seperation. 1% agarose is used because it is suitable for most kilobase pairs of DNA. We used 60ml for our gel. We used SafeView dye to bind the DNA so that the DNA is visible. | + | Agarose gel is used for DNA seperation. 1% agarose is used because it is suitable for most kilobase pairs of DNA. We used 60ml for our gel. We used SafeView dye to bind the DNA so that the DNA is visible. We used TAE buffer and boiled the mixture in a microwave to melt it. We then let it cool and poured it into the tank to set. |
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Qiagen miniprep: Plasmid extraction
The 5ml culture set up yesterday was pelleted down using the microcentrifuge, the pellet was resuspended in buffer P1. Lysis buffer P2 was used to release the DNA from the cell (this buffer contains RNAse to help reduce RNA contamination). PE buffer containing ethanol was used as a wash. We lysed the cells for 1 minute, gently inverting the tube. We neutalised the lysis with N3 buffer and centrifuged for 10minutes, only the plasmid DNA was left in suspension. The DNA was eluted at low salt concentration through a column membrane.
Digest
Cut with restriction enzyme EcoR1 and Pst1 1 μl of each. 10*buffer ... so 3 μl in 30μ1 therefore we can have 25μ1 of DNA Also no more than 10% Glycerol in the enzyme solution or the reaction would be inhibited.
Gel extraction
Agarose gel
Agarose gel is used for DNA seperation. 1% agarose is used because it is suitable for most kilobase pairs of DNA. We used 60ml for our gel. We used SafeView dye to bind the DNA so that the DNA is visible. We used TAE buffer and boiled the mixture in a microwave to melt it. We then let it cool and poured it into the tank to set.
