The Total RNA Extraction Kit (Tissue) is specially designed for purification of total RNA from a variety of animal tissues or cells. The provided micropestle (Mini Format) efficiently homogenizes tissue samples in a microcentrifuge tube. The method uses detergents and a chaotropic salt to lyse cell and inactivate RNase. RNA in the chaotropic salt solution is bound to the glass fiber matrix of the column. Following washing off of the contaminants the purified RNA is eluted by RNase-free water. The entire procedure can be completed in 20-40 minutes. ssRNA and dsRNA of > 200 bps to 1000's of bps in length are efficiently purified.
Applications
-RT-PCR
-northern blotting
-primer extension
-cDNA library construction
Quality Control
The quality of Total RNA Extraction Kit (Tissue) is tested on a lot-to-lot basis. Kits are tested by isolation of total RNA from 10mg mouse liver. More than 20μg of total RNA was quantified with a spectrophotometer and checked by formaldehyde agarose gel analysis. RT-PCR was used to ensure the quality of total RNA.
