RNA decomtamination solution

Hi

Does anyone know what is in the RNA decontamination solutions currently on
the market, such as BD biosciences RNA Blaster or Ambion's RNA zap.

Regards

Neil Horner ([Only registered users see links. ].uk) wrote:
: Hi

: Does anyone know what is in the RNA decontamination solutions currently on
: the market, such as BD biosciences RNA Blaster or Ambion's RNA zap.

I don't know what is in those solutions, but my homemade solution is 0.1
M NaOH, 10 mM EDTA.

kmj

Thanks, I'll try it

Neil
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On Sat, 31 Jul 2004 12:16:55 +0100, "Neil Horner"
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I don't know those particular products, but just to clarify: are you
trying to get rid of RNA, or get rid of contaminants that may
interfere with RNA purification/analysis? If the former, RNA is very
base-labile, so getting rid of it is no problem with NaOH or something
similar.

Nick

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Hi, thanks for your reply. Sorry, I didn't make it clear in my original
post. I am looking for a solution that can be used to spray work surfaces
and pipettes etc., which will eliminate any RNase present

Cheers

Neil
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Magma. Obtaining such, and developing a protocol which leaves the
surfaces usable afterwards, are left as an exercise for the grad
student.

Peter