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Agar Plates for Selection of Clones in Bacteria |
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Cloning of PCR products Stocks: LB Agar: Luria Broth after Lennox: per Liter
pH 7.0 Autoclave and store sterile at room temperature Stock solutions: X-Gal: 20 mg/ml in Dimethylformamide (DMF) Filter sterilize X-Gal is 5-bromo-4-chloro-3-indolyl-beta-D-galactoside. It is hydolysed by. beta galactosidase to form an indigo-type blue-green precipitate. Bacteria with the B-galactosidase gene give blue colonies. Final concentrations on plates X-gal of 80ug/ml (1:250 dilution of the stock solution, can use half this) so to 100 ml LB agar (molten but < 50C, ie you can hold the bottle in your hand without burning), add 100 ul Ampicillin stock, 400 ul X-Gal stock and 500 ul IPTG stock Use 20 ml per Petri dish (cover bottom then move once side-to-side to distribute).
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