0.

4 Isolation
ml 25% SDS
DNA
Protocol

Protocol.

ml 10% SDS

Put in your new starting volume and SDS

concentration

Original: Starting Volume 5 mL, 25 %

SDS

New: Starting Volume

SDS

20 mL, 10%

Cell Lysis
Add 2 mL
20 ml of E. coli suspension
Add 0.4 ml
10% SDS,
25 % SDS to
to 10 mL
5 mL E. coli
E.coli cell
cell
suspension, mix well.
suspension,
Incubate at 65 oC for 10 min.
mix well.
Protein Removal
Incubate at
Aqueous layer, contains nucleic
Aqueous
acid acidlayer, contains
nucleic acidacidAdd 1.3 mL 5 M
65oC for 10
NaPerchlorate, mix well
min.
Add () mL chloroform in the fume
hood and shake with a mechanical
Protein Removal
Add 1.3 mL 5 M NaPerchlorate, mix well wrist arm shaker for 20 mins at
Add 6.7 mL chloroform in the fume hood room temperature
and shake with a mechanical wrist arm
denatured
Chloroform
proteins
layer, contains denatured proteins
shaker Chloroform
for 20 min atlayer,
roomcontains
temperature
5 ml of E. coli suspension Cell Lysis

Removing Chloroform:

Centrifuge and take off the bottom

chloroform layer
Carefully layer on 2 volumes of icecold 100 % ethanol to the aqueous
(top) layer

Removing Chloroform:
Centrifuge and take off the bottom
chloroform layer
Carefully layer on 2 volumes of icecold 100% ethanol to the aqueous
(top) layer.

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Collect the
nucleic acid
which
precipitates at
the interface by
twirling a glass
rod.

Collect the
nucleic acid
which
precipitates at
the interface by
twirling a glass
rod.

Dip the nucleic acid laden rod into 70 %

ethanol to dissolve excess salts from the
nucleic acid

Dip the nucleic acid laden rod into 70 %

ethanol to dissolve excess salts from the
nucleic acid

Dissolve the nucleic acid in 2.0 mL T.E.

Dissolve the nucleic acid in 2.0 mL T.E.

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Obtain a UV spectrum of the

preparation after appropriate dilution
(usually at least 1 in 20)
Reserve 2 X 200 L aliquots for gel
analysis.
To one of the samples add
Ribonuclease (20 l of 200 g/ml
RNase)
Store both samples at 4oC until the
next lab session.

Obtain a UV spectrum of the

preparation after appropriate dilution
(usually at least 1 in 20)
Reserve 2 X 200 L aliquots for gel
analysis.
To one of the samples add
Ribonuclease (20 l of 200 g/ml
RNase)
Store both samples at 4oC until the
next lab session.