Stock solutions
70% Ethanol (1L)
736 ml 95% ethanol. Bring up to 1 L with nanopure water.Don’t autoclave.
EDTA 0.5 M
To prepare 500 ml, 0.5M EDTA pH 8.0: Add 84 g of disodium EDTA•2H2O to 300 ml of nanopure H2O. Stir vigorously on a magnetic stirrer. Adjust the pH to 8.0 with NaOH (approx. 10 g of NaOH pellets). Bring up to volume with nanopure H20. Dispense into aliquots and sterilize by autoclaving. The disodium salt of EDTA will not go into solution until the pH of the solution is adjusted to approx. 8.0 by the addition of NaOH.
6N HCl
Concentrated hydrochloric acid is 12N=12M. N = M x replaceable H
so for HCl, N=M but for H2SO4, N= 2 x M
Wear safety goggles and gloves. To make a stock solution of 12N HCl pour the acid in slowly. The concentrated HCl will fume. be certain to do this under a hood that will exhaust the fumes. Then add an equal amount of the acid to the water. Do not autoclave.
dilute stock HCl 1:1 with nanopure H2O. Add 500 mL of 12N HCl (adding 500 mL HCl to 500 mL H2O)
1 N HCl
8.6 ml concentrated HCl. Bring up to 100 ml with nanopure water.
10N NaOH
The preparation of 10 N NaOH involves a highly exothermic reaction, which can cause breakage of glass containers. Prepare this solution with extreme care in plastic beakers. To 800 ml of H2O, slowly add 400g of NaOH pellets, stirring continuously. When the pellets have dissolved completely, adjust the volume to 1 liter with H2O. Store the solution in a glass container at room temperature. Sterilization is not necessary.
5M NaCl
To prepare 1 liter of a 5 M solution: Dissolve 292 g of NaCl in 750 ml of nanopure H2O. Adjust the volume to 1 liter with H2O. Dispense into aliquots and sterilize by autoclaving. Store the NaCl solution at room temperature.
1 M Tris-Cl
To make 1 liter, dissolve 121g Tris Base in 750 ml of H2O. Adjust pH to the desired value by adding approximately:
pH = 7.4 about 70 ml of concentrated HCl;
pH = 7.6 about 60 ml of concentrated HCl;
pH = 8.0 about 42 ml of concentrated HCl
6X Sample Loading Dye
Bromophenol Blue 0.25%
Xylene cyano FF 0.25%
Ficollâ 400 15%
Tris-HCl (pH 7.5) 10 mM
EDTA (pH 8.0) 50 mM
1 kb Plus DNA Ladder (1.0 mg/ml), 250 mg
Stock 30 ml
6X Loading Dye 50 ml
dH2O 220 ml
Formulation for Lactophenol, Lactophenol BLue and Cotton BLue
From Suzanne Segner
Phenol (liquid) 20 mls
Lactic Acid 20 mls
Glycerol 40 mls
Distilled water 20 mls
Mix well, stirring slowly on stir plate.
Storage and Shelf Life
Lactophenol Blue Solution should be stored at room temperature and protected from light. Under these conditions it have a shelf life of 52 weeks from the date of manufacture.
For LACTOPHENOL BLUE add 0.05% Trypan blue
Stain with 1 to 2 drops of lactophenol blue solution and cover with a coverslip. Examine under the microscope after about 2 minutes.
for COTTON BLUE add 0.05% of Aniline BLue (Stir for disolve)
TE Buffer
Ingredients:
1. 10 nM Tris HCl (pH 8, 1M stock) (1mL Tris/100mL water)
2. 1 nM EDTA (.5M stock) (.2mL EDTA/100mL water)
3. Pure water
Directions:
1. Mix contents in beaker
2. Add to Wheaton Bottle(s)
3. Autoclave, cycle 1
5X TBE
Tris Base 54.0 g
Boric Acid 27.5 g
0.5 M EDTA (pH 8.0) 20 ml
1. Mix contents in beaker. Make up to 1 L
Extraction Buffer
CTAB Extraction Buffer, 100 mls
20 mls 1M Tris, pH 7.5
28 mls 5M NaCl
4 mls 500mM EDTA, pH 8.0
2 grams CTAB (or CDAB)
Mix all of the above, add just enough ultrapure water to make up to 100 mls. Store at room temperature.