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Anti-hPSTI Antibody

Posted on January 21, 2011 by admin

This monoclonal mouse antibody to human pancreatic secretory trypsin inhibitor domain (hPSTI) recognizes native hPSTI (soluble as well as hPSTI in the pSKAN phagemid pIII-hPSTI fusion protein). The anti-hPSTI antibody was specifically developed for our pSKAN Phagemid Display System, but … Continue reading →

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Bacillus megaterium high yield T7 gene expression

Posted on January 21, 2011 by admin

The T7 RNA polymerase (T7 RNAP) expression system originates from the bacteriophage DNA-dependent RNA polymerase. In 1985 the first described T7 RNAP expression system was developed for Escherichia coli (Tabour and Richardson, 1985). Advantages of this system are the stringent … Continue reading →

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Dri-Capsules for long term storage of buccal swabs

Posted on January 21, 2011 by admin

The Dri-Capsules are used in conjunction with Isohelix SK-1 Buccal Swabs to stabilize the swabs for long term storage of DNA samples. After the buccal DNA samples is taken, a single Dri-Capsule is placed in the collection tube, above the … Continue reading →

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Bacillus subtilis Protein Expression System

Posted on January 13, 2011 by admin

Bacillus subtilis is an attractive host for the production of recombinant proteins. There are several reasons for this: it is capable of secreting functional extracellular proteins directly into the culture medium (at present, about 60% of the commercially available enzymes … Continue reading →

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Magnetofection – Magnetic Transfection

Posted on January 13, 2011 by admin

Magnetofection is our term for Magnetic Transfection. Magnetofection associates nucleic acids or other vectors with magnetic nanoparticles coated with cationic molecules. The magnetic nanoparticles are complexed with vectors (DNA, siRNA, oligos, virus, etc.) by salt-induced colloidal aggregation and electrostatic interaction. … Continue reading →

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DNA Isolation from Buccal Swabs

Posted on January 12, 2011 by admin

When isolating DNA from buccal swabs, it is important to use a DNA isolation kit that has been optimized for use with buccal swabs. The Isohelix Buccal DNA Isolation Kit is one example of a kit that has been optimized for … Continue reading →

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DNA-Free Taq Polymerase

Posted on January 6, 2011 by admin

Taq polymerase is a heat stable DNA polymerase derived from Thermus aquaticus. It is extensively used in the polymerase chain reaction or PCR. The DNA products formed with Taq polymerase have an adenine (A) overhang which is advantageous for TA … Continue reading →

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Taq Polymerase, DNA-Free

Posted on January 3, 2011 by admin

DFS (DNA Free Sensitive) Taq DNA Polymerase is highly purified and is free of nonspecific endo- or exonucleases. This Taq DNA Polymerase is absolutely free of  bacterial DNA DFS (DNA Free Sensitive) Taq DNA Polymerase is suitible for: Standard PCR of DNA fragments up to 5 … Continue reading →

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Electroporation Cuvettes

Posted on January 3, 2011 by admin

Our HiMaX range of  Electroporation cuvettes are designed to maximise electroporation efficiencies for Bacteria, Yeast, Insect, Plant and Mammalian cells. Our rigorous quality control procedures insure reproducible results every time. Cap Design: The cap has been designed to improve aseptic handling techniques, … Continue reading →

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ViroMag Viral Gene Delivery Reagent

Posted on December 30, 2010 by admin

ViroMag is a viral gene delivery reagent based on Magnetofection technology. Magnetofection is a new technology which uses magnetic force to concentrate viral vectors (which have been complexed with magnetic particles) on the cells within a few minutes so that 100% of … Continue reading →

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