Poor Quality Low-Endotoxin Maxi Plasmid Purification Kit

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Company:

Thermo Fisher Scientific

Product Name:

PureLink™ Fast Low-Endotoxin Maxi Plasmid Purification Kit

Catalog Number:

A35895

The transformed E. coli cells were expended to 250 ml and centrifuged to obtain cell pellets. These pellets were used to extract plasmid DNA using PureLink™ Fast Low-Endotoxin Maxi Plasmid Purification Kit as per the manufacturer's instructions. Whole steps were followed with precision and isolated plasmid DNA was checked for its quality and quantity.

Experimental Design and Results Summary

Application

DNA extraction

Starting Material

Bacterial cells, centrifuge, isopropanol, ethanol

Tips

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Results Summary

The isolated plasmid DNA was checked for qualitative and quantitative parameters. NanoDrop analysis has revealed that even the purity of DNA was high the quantity was extremely low, and the values were almost 40ng DNA per microliter. This DNA came from 250 ml of culture media.

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Summary

The Good

Have low endotoxin in DNA

The Bad

DNA yield was extremely low

The Bottom Line

Poor quality product from Thermo Fisher Scientific

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