Protocols (Materials and Methods)
Reagent Formulations

 

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Phenol prep
SOS
5M NaCl
10% SDS
5M Potassium acetate
1M Magnesium chloride
0.5M EDTA
STE
 

  Formulations
  Reagent Recipes

Phenol prep

  1. 100 ml H20-saturated Phenol (Rathburn Chemicals)
  2. Add 100 ml 0.5 M Tris-Hcl pH 8.0 w/ 1mM EDTA (0.5 M TE )
  3. Mix and leave at room temp for 1 hr.
  4. Remove and discard aq. phase
  5. Add 100 ml 0.5 M TE, mix for 1 hr, remove aq phase and discard
  6. Add 100 ml 10 mM Tris-Hcl pH 8.0 w/ 1mM EDTA.
  7. Mix and leave at room temp for 1 hr.
  8. Remove aq phase and discard
  9. Repat (6-8) 2x => 100 ml 10 mMTE, room temp 1 hr., discard aq. phase
  10. Add 100 ml 10 mM Tris-Hcl pH8
  11. Store at 40°C in dark. Add 0.02 % 8-hydroxyquinoline to prevent oxidation (phenol colorless -> orange) oxidize

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SOS

2% Bacto-tryptone
0.5% Bacto-yeast extract
10 mM NaCl
2.5 mM KCl
1 M sorbitol

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5M NaCl

29.0 g NaCl

Make up to 100 cm3 w/ dH20

use stir bar

Autoclave

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10%SDS

10g of Sodium dodecyl Sulphate (Sigma, high purity grade)

Make up to 100 ml w/ dH20.

Filter sterilize (0.2 µm membrane), NOT autoclaved

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5M Potassium acetate

3M wrt Potassium and 5M wrt Acetate

RFM of 5M Kac = 5x98.15=490.75 g/dm3

To 60 mls of dH20, add 29.4 g

Add 11.5 ml glacial acetic acid

Bring up vol to 100 ml with dH20

Stir Bar

Autoclave

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1M Magnesium chloride

20.3 g of MgCl2·6H2O

with dH20 to 100 mL

use stir bar

sterilize by autoclaving

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0.5M EDTA

18.6 g Disodium slat of EDTA

80ml dH20

pH with 1M NaOH or NaOH pellets to desired pH: 7.0, 7.5 or 8.0 (usually pH: 8.0)

Final volume = 100 ml

use stir bar

sterilize by autoclaving

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STE
  500 cm3 200 cm3 100 cm3
0.1 M NaCl => 50 cm3 20 cm3 10 cm3
10mM Tris.Cl (pH 8.0) => 5 cm3 2 cm3 1 cm3
1mM EDTA (pH 8.0) => 1 cm3 0.4 cm3 0.2 cm3

mix and autoclave

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