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* Incubate for 15 mins at 60°C (optional step that we didn't take)
 
* Incubate for 15 mins at 60°C (optional step that we didn't take)
 
* Centrifuge - recover supernatant
 
* Centrifuge - recover supernatant
* Add proteinease K (100 ul of 1mg / ml solution to 300 ul pea template) - incubate for 1 hr at 50C (action of proteinase k) then 94 C for 10 mins (inactivation of proteinase K)
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* Add proteinease K (100 ul of 1mg / ml solution to 300 ul of pea template) - incubate for 1 hr at 50C (action of proteinase k) then 94 C for 10 mins (inactivation of proteinase K)
 
* Precipitation to follow
 
* Precipitation to follow
  

Revision as of 08:21, 18 July 2012

We are using primers for plants to test and refine our DNA extraction / PCR technique. First project is to test for peas. Inspiration and primers are in this paper.

First extraction and PCR - 17/7/12

We used two methods of extraction. Method 1:

  • Blend peas with salt and detergent according to this protocol. Sieve.
  • Incubate for 15 mins at 60°C (optional step that we didn't take)
  • Centrifuge - recover supernatant
  • Add proteinease K (100 ul of 1mg / ml solution to 300 ul of pea template) - incubate for 1 hr at 50C (action of proteinase k) then 94 C for 10 mins (inactivation of proteinase K)
  • Precipitation to follow

Method 2 (From this paper - we also have full text available):

  • 'Homogenize' (mush) approx 40 mg pea with a pestle in 300ug of 5% chelex solution for 1 min
  • Vortex for 10s then boil for 5 mins, then vortex again for 10s. (Hot plate lost heat in the middle so we boiled for 8 mins)
  • Centrifuge for 1 min - recover supernatant and use as template

PCR:

  • Prepare sample with 12.5 ul of Taq ready mix, 2 ul of each primer, 3 ul of template, and 5.5 ul of distilled water.
  • Denature at 96°C for 5 mins
  • 40 cycles of D = 96°C for one minute, A = 58°C for 30 seconds, E = 72°C for one minute.
  • Put paraffin on top after 5 mins (should have been before start)