Very Efficient Endotoxin Maxi Kit

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Company:

Thermo Fisher

Product Name:

PureLink Fast Endotoxin Maxi Kit

Catalog Number:

A35895

Extraction of high-quality plasmid DNA is a crucial step to any research lab that works with mammalian cells to model disease pathogenesis. While there are different scales (mini, midi, etc.) and choices of reagents, nowadays companies are looking to stay competitive by designing kits that offer convenience with minimal impact on yield. Here, I utilized the new PureLink Fast Endotoxin Maxi Kit from Thermo Fisher, which is definitely a product that is very easy to use and extremely convenient.

Experimental Design and Results Summary

Application

Nucleic Acid Kit

Starting Material

200 mL culture - high copy plasmid

Protocol Overview

The kits offers a vacuum pump that makes the extraction easy. Additionally, the purification columns contain two adapters that allow easy loading of the 50 mL solution (3 buffers), and a very convenient spin column that can fit in a 1.5 mL tube for easy removal of excess wash buffer. Elution can then be done in any standard 1.5 mL eppendorff tube with a table-top centrifuge. Yield was as expected and the procedure took less than 30 minutes from the re-suspension step of the pellet.

Tips

Great for multiplexing - definetly can do the whole procedure in a 50 mL falcon tube

Results Summary

Yield was as expected and the procedure took less than 30 minutes from the re-suspension step of the pellet. Very convenient and a major improvement to Thermo Fisher's standard Maxi kits.

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Summary

The Good

Very efficient kit

The Bad

Expensive kit, but worth it

The Bottom Line

Great kit for fast maxi prep extraction. Plus it's endotoxin free!!

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