Sep 17, 2024
Ethanol precipitation of small DNA fragments
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- Anaerobic and Molecular Microbiology Lab, Biology Centre CASTech. support email: [email protected]
Protocol Citation: Eva Petrova, Roey Angel 2024. Ethanol precipitation of small DNA fragments. protocols.io https://dx.doi.org/10.17504/protocols.io.n2bvj7jnvk5w/v1
License: This is an open access protocol distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited
Protocol status: Working
We use this protocol and it's working
Created: May 24, 2018
Last Modified: September 17, 2024
Protocol Integer ID: 12439
Keywords: ethanol precipitation of dna fragment, ethanol precipitation of small dna fragment, dna fragment, simple ethanol precipitation of small fragment, small dna fragment, ethanol precipitation, simple ethanol precipitation, small amounts of dna, dna, enzymes for ligation, ligation, protocol, digest, small fragment, pellet, enzyme
Abstract
This protocol is for a simple ethanol precipitation of small fragments and/or small amounts of DNA. Note that this protocol simply concentrates your sample and removes enough salts/enzymes for ligation to be successful. All DNA fragments from your digest will still be present in your pellet.
Guidelines
3M Sodium Acetate, 0.11M MgCl2 pH 5.5
24.6 g sodium acetate
0.952g MgCl2 anhydrous
Dissolve in about 60 ml DDW Adjust pH with glacial acetic acid (>8 ml), Dilute to 100 ml with DDW and filter sterilize.
Materials
MATERIALS
Pellet Paint® NF Co-PrecipitantMerck MilliporeSigma (Sigma-Aldrich)Catalog #70748-3
Protocol materials
Pellet Paint® NF Co-PrecipitantMerck MilliporeSigma (Sigma-Aldrich)Catalog #70748-3
Before start
- Absolute Ethanol (100% = 200 proof) at -80o C
- 70% ethanol at -80o C (don’t cool ethanol for too long or water will freeze)
- Tabletop centrifuge
- -80°C freezer
Transfer the sample to 1.5 mL eppendorf tube.
Adjust the salt conc. of the sample to 0.3M sodium acetate and 0.01M MgCl2.
0.3 Mass Percent sodium acetate
0.01 Mass Percent MgCl2
Add 1 µl of Pellet Paint NF.
1 µL Pellet Paint NF
Pellet Paint® NF Co-PrecipitantMerck MilliporeSigma (Sigma-Aldrich)Catalog #70748-3
Add 1 µl of non labeled genomic DNA e.g. from E.coli (this acts as a carrier and increases precipitation yield).
1 µL genomic DNA (E.coli)
Add 2 volumes cold absolute ethanol to sample.
Incubate 2-3 hr at -80°C. The long incubation time is critical for small fragments.
-80 °C
02:00:00
Centrifuge for 30 minutes at 0°C at maximum speed (generally >10000 g at least).
Command
max. speed
0 °C
00:30:00
Remove supernatant.
Wash with 750-1000 μL cold 70% ethanol. Another critical step for small fragments under 200 base pairs. Washing involves adding the ethanol and inverting several times.
750 µL cold 70% ethanol
Centrifuge for 30 minutes at 0°C at maximum speed (generally >10000 g at least).
Command
max. speed
0 °C
00:30:00
Repeat washing procedure and centrifuge again.
Let air dry on benchtop.
Resuspend in an appropriate volume of H2O.