NEB® 5-alpha F'Iq Competent E. coli (High Efficiency)
C2992IVIAL
-80
6 x 0.2 ml
Not Applicable
Properties & Usage
Antibiotic for Plasmid Selection
Antibiotics for Plasmid Selection
Working Concentration
Ampicillin
100 µg/ml
Carbenicillin
100 µg/ml
Chloramphenicol
33 µg/ml
Kanamycin
30 µg/ml
Streptomycin
25 µg/ml
Shipping Notes
Ships on dry ice
Antibiotic Resistance
tetracycline
Advantages and Features
Features
Toxic gene cloning
F´ strain with extremely high transformation efficiency
Application Features
DNA Effects on Transformation Efficiency and Colony Output:
The optimal amount of DNA to use in a transformation reaction is lower than commonly recognized. Using clean, supercoiled pUC19, the efficiency of transformation is highest in the 100 pg-1 ng range. However, the total colonies which can be obtained from a single transformation reaction increase up to about 100 ng.
Effect of heat shock time on NEB 5-alpha F´Iq competent E.coli transformation efficiency:
50 μl of competent cells were transformed with 100 pg of pUC19 control DNA following the provided High Efficiency Transformation Protocol except heat shock time varied from 0 to 80 seconds.
Effect of DNA incubation time on NEB 5-alpha F´Iq competent E.coli transformation efficiency:
50 μl of competent cells were transformed with 100 pg of pUC19 control DNA following the provided High Efficiency Transformation Protocol except DNA incubation time varied from 0 to 40 minutes.
Effect of outgrowth medium on transformation efficiency:
50 μl of NEB 5-alpha F´Iq competent E.coli was transformed with 100 pg of pUC19 control DNA following the provided High Efficiency Transformation Protocol with the exception of varying the outgrowth medium. NEB SOC outgrowth medium delivers the highest transformation efficiency.
CAUTION: This product contains DMSO, a hazardous material. Review the MSDS before handling.
STORAGE AND HANDLING: Competent cells should be stored at -80°C. Storage at -20°C will result in a significant decrease in transformation efficiency. Cells lose efficiency whenever they are warmed above -80°C, even if they do not thaw.
Firnberg E, Ostermeier M (2013) The genetic code constrains yet facilitates Darwinian evolution Nucleic Acids Res; 41(15), 7420-8. PubMedID: 23754851, DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkt536
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