A Perfect Plasmid Isolation Kit

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Company:

Qiagen

Product Name:

Qiagen Plasmid Midi kit

Catalog Number:

12143

A kit that comes with all the reagents and a column to obtain high quality plasmid DNA.

Experimental Design and Results Summary

Application

Plasmid isolation for transformation and transfection

Starting Material

Bacterial Culture

Protocol Overview

Bacterial lysate is centrifuged at a high speed centrifuge and the cleared lysate is passed through ion exchange qiagen tips. Eluted plasmid DNA is precipitated with Isoproponol.

Tips

Debris should be cleared before passing through the column to prevent clogging.

Results Summary

I was able to purify high quality plasmid DNA using this kit 

Additional Notes

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Summary

The Good

Easy to do procedure & storage at room temperature.

The Bad

Requires high speed centrifuge and specialized tubes

The Bottom Line

A complete kit with straight forward direction makes plasmid preparation easy.

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