organic Protocols

Category: BACs Bacterial Artificial Chromosome Protocols

Rapid alkaline lysis miniprep method for isolating DNA from large PAC clones. It is a modification of a standard Qiagen-Tip method that uses no organic extractions or columns. The method works very well for doing analytical restriction digests of PAC clones and can be scaled up if necessary. - [Read DNA Isolation From BAC & PAC Clones Protocol]

Category: Nucleic Acid Purification Protocols: DNA Isolation Protocols

This is a rapid alkaline lysis miniprep method for isolating DNA from large PAC clones.  It is a modification of a standard Qiagen-Tip method that uses no organic extractions or columns.  The method works very well for doing analytical restriction digests of PAC clones and can be scaled up if necessary. - [Read DNA Isolation From BAC & PAC Clones Protocol]

Category: Lipid Protocols

Protocol for the extraction of calf brain lipids. Protocol describes a rapid method to isolate lipids from bovine brain tissue using an organic solvent mixture of Chloroform and Methanol. - [Read Extraction of Calf Brain Lipids Protocol]

Category: Cell Culture Protocols: Cell Fixing Protocols

Organic solvents such as alcohols and acetone remove lipids and dehydrate cells, precipitating the proteins on the cellular architecture. Be aware that different antigens may be affected differently by the various solvents. If no previous data are available for your antigen, start with the 50/50 mixture. For tissue culture dishes, concentrations of acetone higher than 50% will destroy the integrity of the plastic. - [Read Fixing Attached Cells in Organic Solvents Protocol]

Category: Fungi Protocols

Protocol for the preparation of solid tissue for Aspergillus galactomannan antigen detection by Platelia (Biorad). Technique was designed for use on human serum. However, it may also be possible to perform this method on solid tissues and organic solutions. Viscous solution and tissue specimens need to be pre-treated to achieve the extraction of the Aspergillus antigen and to get a homogeneous sample in solution. - [Read Preparation of Solid Tissue for Aspergillus Galactomannan Antigen Detection by Platelia Protocol]

Category: Drosophila Protocols: Drosophila Staining Protocols

Early embryos (0-17 hours or until cuticle formation) are treated with a mixture of organic solvents, formaldehyde, and alcohols, as described here. The cuticles of late-stage embryos are usually opened by sonication. Tissues from more advanced stages of development are normally dissected by hand and then fixed and stained in a standard paraformaldehyde/detergent combination - [Read Preparing Early Whole-Mount Drosophila Embryos for Immunostaining Protocol]

Category: Drosophila Protocols: Drosophila Staining Protocols

Early and late embryos are treated with a mixture of organic solvents, formaldehyde, and alcohols. The cuticles of late-stage embryos (17-22 hours or until hatching) are usually opened by sonication, as described here. Tissues from later stages of development are normally dissected by hand and then fixed and stained in a standard paraformaldehyde/detergent combination. - [Read Preparing Late Whole-Mount Drosophila Embryos for Immunostaining Protocol]

Category: Protein Protocols: Protein Extraction Protocols

Protocol for Protein Extraction Using Proteomics. Extraction of proteins from plant cells that are rich in compounds that interfere with the 2-Dimensional electrophoretic separation methods such as salts, organic acids, phenolics, pigments, terpenes, among others. A common protocol used in our lab for extraction proteins from plant tissues consists in the homogenization of mortar-grounded material in liquid nitrogen with an extraction buffer. - [Read Protocol for Protein Extraction Using Proteomics]

Category: Nucleic Acid Purification Protocols

Protocol describes the standard method for nucleic acid purification by extraction first with phenol:chloroform (optionally containing hydroxyquiniline at 0.1%) and then with chloroform to remove any remaining phenol.  The procedure takes advantage of the fact that deproteinization is more efficient when two different organic solvents are used instead of one. - [Read Purification of Nucleic Acids by Extraction with Phenol:Chloroform Protocol]

Category: Nucleic Acid Electrophoresis Protocols: DNA Electrophoresis Protocols: DNA Electrophoresis in Agarose Gels Protocols

DNA fragments separated by electrophoresis through gels cast with low-melting-temperature agarose are recovered by melting the agarose and extracting the resulting solution with phenol:chloroform.  The protocol works best for DNA fragments ranging in size from 0.5 kb to 5 kb. - [Read Recovery of DNA from Low-melting-temperature Agarose Gels: Organic Extraction Protocol]

Category: Nucleic Acid Purification Protocols: DNA Isolation Protocols

Ethidium bromide is removed from DNA by phase extraction with organic solvents. - [Read Removal of Ethidium Bromide from DNA by Extraction with Organic Solvents Protocol]

Category: Transgenic Mouse Protocols: Mouse Tail DNA Extraction Genotyping

Use mouse tail DNA directly for PCR after Proteinase K digestion. The Jackson Lab. - [Read Tail DNA for PCR (No Organic Solvents)]