Hotshot extractions

First Time Hotshot Extractions

Samples:

Tube # Sample #
1 10-0173
2 10-0174
3 10–113
4 Thenus#001
5 10-0183
6 10-0143
7 10-0140

Materials:

  • water (MilliQ)
  • 10% Bleach
  • 1 M Tris-HCL (pH 8.0)
  • 50 mM NaOH
  • strip tube
  • forceps
  • razor blade

Procedure:

  1. Collect tissue from sample (pencil tip sized amount)
  2. Fill tube with 100uL NaOH
  3. Place tissue in tube with NaOH
  4. Put tubes in PCR machine and use hotshot setting (25 ºC for 25 min)
  5. add Tris (10% = 10 uL) into tubes
  6. place strip tube in plate and place in fridge

Notes: clean workspace with bleach after each sample and replace pipette tip

Written on October 12, 2020