GEL PURIFICATION OF RED ALGAL GENOMIC DNA - AN INEXPENSIVE AND RAPID METHOD FOR THE ISOLATION OF POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION-FRIENDLY DNA

被引:204
作者
SAUNDERS, GW
机构
[1] School of Botany, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria
关键词
DNA ISOLATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RHODOPHYTA;
D O I
10.1111/j.0022-3646.1993.00251.x
中图分类号
Q94 [植物学];
学科分类号
071001 ;
摘要
A simplified approach for the extraction of DNA from red algae is presented. Procedures are simple and fast, requiring a minimum of reagents and apparatus. The method involves an initial lysis step followed by an optional phenol/chloroform extraction. The final gel-purification step removes polymerase chain reaction-inhibiting polysaccharides from the DNA preparation. DNA is extracted as easily from dried algae as it is from snap-frozen, fresh material, thus greatly facilitating the collection and transport of algal samples.
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页码:251 / 254
页数:4
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