Rapid and effective method of RNA isolation from green microalga Ankistrodesmus convolutus

The rapid and effective method for the isolation of RNA from green microalga Ankistrodesmus convolutus based on homogenization in a simple CTAB buffer and selective precipitation of RNA with lithium chloride is developed. This procedure avoids the use of toxic chaotropic agents and phenol while...

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Main Authors: Thanh, Tran, Omar, Hishamuddin, Abdullah, Mohd Puad, Chi, Vu Thi Quynh, Noroozi, Mostafa, Ky, Huynh, Napis, Suhaimi
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Language:English
Published: Humana Press 2009
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author Thanh, Tran
Omar, Hishamuddin
Abdullah, Mohd Puad
Chi, Vu Thi Quynh
Noroozi, Mostafa
Ky, Huynh
Napis, Suhaimi
author_facet Thanh, Tran
Omar, Hishamuddin
Abdullah, Mohd Puad
Chi, Vu Thi Quynh
Noroozi, Mostafa
Ky, Huynh
Napis, Suhaimi
author_sort Thanh, Tran
building UPM Institutional Repository
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description The rapid and effective method for the isolation of RNA from green microalga Ankistrodesmus convolutus based on homogenization in a simple CTAB buffer and selective precipitation of RNA with lithium chloride is developed. This procedure avoids the use of toxic chaotropic agents and phenol while high concentration of dithiothreitol is used to inhibit RNase activity and prevent oxidative cross-linking of nucleic acids by phenolics. The extraction procedure was able to produce high quality and intact RNA from A. convolutus. The yield of total RNA was 0.69–0.73 mg/g of fresh weight, with A260/A280 ratio of 1.79–1.86. The obtained RNA was of sufficient quality and suitable for downstream application such as RT-PCR and cDNA library construction. The procedure may also have wider applicability for total RNA isolation from other green microalgae species.
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spelling upm-164272017-09-28T08:03:35Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/16427/ Rapid and effective method of RNA isolation from green microalga Ankistrodesmus convolutus Thanh, Tran Omar, Hishamuddin Abdullah, Mohd Puad Chi, Vu Thi Quynh Noroozi, Mostafa Ky, Huynh Napis, Suhaimi The rapid and effective method for the isolation of RNA from green microalga Ankistrodesmus convolutus based on homogenization in a simple CTAB buffer and selective precipitation of RNA with lithium chloride is developed. This procedure avoids the use of toxic chaotropic agents and phenol while high concentration of dithiothreitol is used to inhibit RNase activity and prevent oxidative cross-linking of nucleic acids by phenolics. The extraction procedure was able to produce high quality and intact RNA from A. convolutus. The yield of total RNA was 0.69–0.73 mg/g of fresh weight, with A260/A280 ratio of 1.79–1.86. The obtained RNA was of sufficient quality and suitable for downstream application such as RT-PCR and cDNA library construction. The procedure may also have wider applicability for total RNA isolation from other green microalgae species. Humana Press 2009 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/16427/1/Rapid%20and%20effective%20method%20of%20RNA%20isolation%20from%20green%20microalga%20Ankistrodesmus%20convolutus.pdf Thanh, Tran and Omar, Hishamuddin and Abdullah, Mohd Puad and Chi, Vu Thi Quynh and Noroozi, Mostafa and Ky, Huynh and Napis, Suhaimi (2009) Rapid and effective method of RNA isolation from green microalga Ankistrodesmus convolutus. Molecular Biotechnology, 43 (2). pp. 148-153. ISSN 1073-6085; ESSN: 1559-0305 10.1007/s12033-009-9182-8
spellingShingle Thanh, Tran
Omar, Hishamuddin
Abdullah, Mohd Puad
Chi, Vu Thi Quynh
Noroozi, Mostafa
Ky, Huynh
Napis, Suhaimi
Rapid and effective method of RNA isolation from green microalga Ankistrodesmus convolutus
title Rapid and effective method of RNA isolation from green microalga Ankistrodesmus convolutus
title_full Rapid and effective method of RNA isolation from green microalga Ankistrodesmus convolutus
title_fullStr Rapid and effective method of RNA isolation from green microalga Ankistrodesmus convolutus
title_full_unstemmed Rapid and effective method of RNA isolation from green microalga Ankistrodesmus convolutus
title_short Rapid and effective method of RNA isolation from green microalga Ankistrodesmus convolutus
title_sort rapid and effective method of rna isolation from green microalga ankistrodesmus convolutus
url http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/16427/
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http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/16427/1/Rapid%20and%20effective%20method%20of%20RNA%20isolation%20from%20green%20microalga%20Ankistrodesmus%20convolutus.pdf