| Description | Inquire | Inquire | Product introduction： The MA qPCR live bacteria detection kit provides an effective means for detecting bacterial activity. The kit provides a mixture of PMA dye and qPCR based on SYBR Green dye. The optimal amount of dye and the number of samples that can be treated may vary depending on theProduct introduction： The MA qPCR live bacteria detection kit provides an effective means for detecting bacterial activity. The kit provides a mixture of PMA dye and qPCR based on SYBR Green dye. The optimal amount of dye and the number of samples that can be treated may vary depending on the type of sample. PMA is a high-affinity DNA-binding dye, especially with double-stranded DNA. The dye itself has weak fluorescence, but it can emit brighter fluorescence after binding to nucleic acids. PMA is impermeable to cell membranes, so it can selectively modify the DNA of dead cells with damaged membranes. After the PMA-modified DNA is photolyzed by blue light ( ~ 464 nm ), the photoreactive azide group on the PMA is converted into a highly reactive nitrene radical, which reacts with any hydrocarbon near the DNA binding site to form a stable covalent nitrogen-carbon bond, resulting in permanent DNA modification. This modification process will make DNA insoluble and lost with cell debris during the later genomic DNA extraction process. The unbound PMA remaining in the solution reacts with water molecules under strong light irradiation to decompose into hydroxylamine compounds without cross-linking activity, so that it can no longer covalently bind to DNA. Based on this feature of PMA, PMA was combined with qPCR technology to form a new detection method, PMA-qPCR, for the screening of live bacteria. At present, the method has been verified in a variety of bacterial strains, yeast, fungi, viruses and parasites. The treatment of complex samples, such as manure or soil, may require optimization of sample dilution, dye concentration, and light treatment time. The treatment of diluted samples, such as water testing, may require filtration or concentration prior to dye treatment. Matters needing attention：1. please centrifuge the product to the bottom of the tube immediately before use, and then conduct subsequent experiments. 2. the components of the kit contain fluorescent dyes. Avoid light during use and storage. 3. for your safety and health, please wear experimental clothes and disposable gloves.Product parameters:Spectral characteristics :PMA: Ex = 464 nm; Ex/Em = 510/610 nm (following photolysis and reaction with DNA/RNA)Component： PMA：Ex = 464 nm; Ex/Em = 510/610 nm (following photolysis and reaction with DNA/RNA) Instruction： Precautions before use： 1.This live bacteria detection kit distinguishes dead bacteria and live bacteria according to cell membrane permeability. Many methods of killing bacteria cause damage to the cell membrane and are therefore compatible with this kit. But some methods, such as ultraviolet irradiation, may not immediately cause cell membrane rupture. Therefore, before selecting this kit, it is necessary to carry out literature search and pre-experiment to determine whether the kit is suitable for the bacterial type and killing method you choose. 2.After PMA treatment, the bacteria need to be photolyzed to covalently bind the dye to dead cell DNA. Photolysis operations can use blue or white light sources. Generally speaking, the brighter the lamp, the higher the efficiency of the photolysis step. Non-LED lamps ( such as halogen lamps ) may heat your sample and have a negative impact on the analysis. Ice is required to cool the sample during irradiation. 3.Sample can be cryopreservation after photolysis. Frozen samples before PMA treatment photolysis may damage the cell membrane and produce false negative results. If the sample needs to be frozen before detection, it is recommended to perform a pre-experiment first. 4.Part of the mechanism of PMA is to remove PMA covalently modified DNA from the sample by precipitation ; therefore, when extracting genomic DNA, it is necessary to use the same volume of genomic DNA eluent for volume normalization. The positive control can use the genomic DNA of living cells. 5.In order to verify the effectiveness of PMA in the test sample, the Ct ( dCt ) changes between- / + PMA can be compared. Experimental materials ( self-provided )：①Light source ( for the photolysis step after PMA modification of DNA ) ; ② Bacterial genomic DNA extraction kit ; ③ effective qPCR primers corresponding to the sample type Experimental procedure： 1.Suck 10 µL of E.coli bacterial solution in liquid LB medium, and culture E.coli in the bacterial incubator overnight or longer to the logarithmic growth phase ( OD600 ≈ 1.0 ) ; Note : The culture time is adjusted according to the experiment. 2.Two portions of live E.coli, 400 µL each, were placed in a clean centrifuge tube ; 3. ( Recommended ) Preparation of dead E.coli. If the dead E.coli is needed as a control, the dead E.coli can be obtained by heating the living E.coli in a water bath at 95 °C for 5 min, or at 58 °C for 3 h. the subsequent operation of the dead E. coli is the same as that of the living E. coli ; 4.Two copies of live E.coli, one without PMA treatment, and one with 25 µM PMA treatment ( the optimal PMA concentration for treating different types or different sources of bacteria needs to be consulted in the relevant literature ) ; 5.The PMA-treated samples were placed on a shaker at room temperature and incubated in the dark for 10 min to fully mix the dye with the sample ; 6.Exposure of the sample, you can use blue or white light source, irradiation time to explore their own. For example, a 60 W blue light can be used for 15 min. Note : 1 If a halogen lamp is used, we recommend that the PMA-treated sample tube be placed on an ice block 20 cm away from the light source. Ice should be placed in a transparent tray. Adjust the light source to point directly to the sample, photolysis for 5-15 min ; if the bacteria obtained from the environment are directly used for experiments, due to the complexity or turbidity of the environmental samples, the photolysis time needs to be prolonged appropriately. 7.Treated and untreated live E.coli 5000 × g, centrifuged for 10 min, remove the supernatant ; 8.Select the appropriate genomic DNA extraction kit according to the sample type, and use the same elution volume for each group of samples when elution DNA. Note : DNA extraction steps refer to the instructions of the kit used. Part of the mechanism of action of PMA is to remove PMA-bound DNA from the sample by precipitation ; therefore, when extracting genomic DNA, each group should use the same volume of genomic DNA eluent for volume normalization ( the amount of genomic DNA extracted from dead bacteria and live bacteria is inconsistent, so the concentration of the two is significantly different ). 9.Preparation of reaction mixture according to the following system : Note : 1 For the DNA extracted by commercial DNA extraction kit, the qPCR template was optimized with 2 µL as the initial volume ; 2 The template volume should not exceed 10 % of the final reaction volume ; 3 Template concentration : gDNA as template, usually 1-10 ng ; the final concentration of PCR primers is usually 0.4µM, which can get better results. When the reaction performance is poor, the primer concentration can be adjusted in the range of 0.2-1µM. 10.Slightly vortex the reaction mixture, transfer the fixed volume to the PCR tube. 11. Test procedure Note : 1 The extension time is adjusted according to the instrument ; the Taq enzyme in mix can be activated within 2 min, but the genomic DNA may require longer denaturation time, which can be increased at this time, and the specific denaturation time can be adjusted according to the sample type.12. ( Optional ) Data analysis Using live bacteria and dead bacteria as controls, the number of live cells in the sample was analyzed and calculated. It is recommended to verify the suitability of primers and PCR procedures before starting PMA qPCR detection of live bacteria. Calculation of dead and living bacteria control dCt ( 1 ) After the end of qPCR, the Ct value of each sample was calculated by instrument software ; ( 2 ) By calculating the dCt of each control bacteria, it was judged whether PMA successfully inhibited the amplification of dead bacterial DNA. The calculation is as follows : dCt live = Ct ( live, PMA treated ) -Ct ( live, PMA untreated ) dCt die = Ct ( die, PMA treated ) -Ct ( die, PMA untreated ) ( 3 ) The dCt expectation of living bacteria is close to 0 ± 1, which indicates that PMA does not affect the amplification of living cell DNA ;( 4 ) The expected value of dCt of dead bacteria is greater than 4 ( dCt is 4 means that it is reduced by about 16 times, that is, 94 % of dead bacterial DNA is removed ; a dCt of 8 indicated a decrease of about 250 times, that is, 99.6 % of the dead bacterial DNA was removed ).( 5 ) The dCt of dead bacteria depends on many factors, including : strain / cell type ; the way bacteria are killed ; the concentration of PMA used ; amplified sequence length. 13. Calculation of the proportion of viable ( optional ) bacteria If the control results of dead and live bacteria are normal, the proportion of live bacteria in the sample can be calculated.( 1 ) Calculate the dCt value of the sample : dCt sample = Ct ( sample, PMA treated ) -Ct ( sample, PMA untreated ) ( 2 ) Conversion of dCt value to live bacteria ratio : PMA inhibition multiple = 2 ( sample dCt ) Viable bacteria % = 100 / PMA inhibition multiple 14. ( Optional ) Calculate the absolute number of live bacteria If you want to calculate the absolute number of viable bacteria in the sample, you need to use a known number of target bacteria genomic DNA to make a standard curve. It is recommended that the diluted concentrations of several groups of genomes are within the range of the qPCR analysis system.( 1 ) qPCR was performed with the appropriate genome, and the Ct value was used as the ordinate, and the number of cells was used as the abscissa. The R2 value is calculated to determine the linearity, and the slope and y-axis intercept are displayed. ( 2 ) Calculate the copy number of the experimental samples : Ct = slope * cell number + y axis intercept ( y = mx + b ) Bacterial count sample = ( Ct-y axis intercept ) / slope Note : The live bacterial DNA was not lost during the purification process. Examples : Scope of application：Live bacteria detection... Read More | This reagent kit uses an adsorption column that can specifically bind to viral RNA and a unique buffer system, suitable for isolating viral RNA from cell-free body fluids such as serum, plasma, urine, cerebrospinal fluid, and cell culture supernatants. The viral RNA specifically binds to the siliconThis reagent kit uses an adsorption column that can specifically bind to viral RNA and a unique buffer system, suitable for isolating viral RNA from cell-free body fluids such as serum, plasma, urine, cerebrospinal fluid, and cell culture supernatants. The viral RNA specifically binds to the silicon substrate membrane, and pollutants flow through the membrane. Completely remove impurities such as proteins through two efficient washes, and then wash high-purity viral RNA with RNase free water or RNase Free Water provided by the reagent kit. The virus RNA extracted by this kit can be directly used for experiments such as RT-PCR, Real time RT-PCR, and Western blot analysis. R666005Component50 TStorageR666005ABuffer GL15 mLRTR666005BBuffer RW140 mLRTR666005CBuffer RW2（concentrate）11 mLRTR666005DProteinase K12.5 mgRTR666005EProteinase K Storage Buffer1.25 mLRTR666005FRNase-Free Water10 mLRTR666005GSpin Columns RS with Collection Tubes50 setsRTR666005HRNase-Free Centrifuge Tubes（1.5 mL）50 EART Self prepared reagent: anhydrous ethanol, 0.9% NaCl.Preparation and important precautions before the experiment1. Add 1.25 ml of Protein K Storage Buffer to Protein K to dissolve it and store at -20 ℃. The prepared Protein K should not be left at room temperature for a long time to avoid repeated freeze-thaw cycles, which may affect its activity.2. To prevent RNase pollution, attention should be paid to the following aspects:1) Use RNase free plastic products and gun heads to avoid cross contamination.2) Glassware should be dry baked at a high temperature of 180 ℃ for 4 hours before use, while plastic containers can be soaked in 0.5 M NaOH for 10 minutes, thoroughly rinsed with water, and then sterilized under high pressure.3) Prepare the solution using water without RNase.4) Operators should wear disposable masks and gloves, and change gloves frequently during the experiment.3. Serum or plasma should avoid repeated freeze-thaw cycles that may cause protein denaturation or precipitation, reduce viral titers, and thus affect the yield of extracted viral nucleic acids.4. Before the first use, anhydrous ethanol should be added to Buffer RW2 according to the instructions on the reagent bottle label.5. If buffer GL precipitates, it can be heated at 56 ℃ to dissolve and then placed at room temperature.6. All centrifugation steps should be carried out at room temperature unless otherwise specified, and all operation steps should be carried out quickly.Operation steps1. Take 200 at room temperature µ Add serum or plasma to a 1.5 ml centrifuge tube (self provided). Attention: Less than 200 µ 0.9% NaCl (provided by the customer) can be added to make up for it.2. Add 20 to the solution in the previous step µ Protein K, mix well.3. Add 200 µ L Buffer GL, vortex oscillation for 15 seconds. Note: Do not directly add Protein K to Buffer GL. 4. Incubate at 56 ℃ for 15 minutes, briefly centrifuge, and collect the solution on the tube wall to the bottom of the tube.5. Add 250 µ Anhydrous ethanol, vortex for 15 seconds, incubate at room temperature for 5 minutes, briefly centrifuge, and collect the solution from the tube wall to the bottom of the tube.6. Add all the solution obtained in step 5 to the Spin Columns RS that have been loaded into the collection tube. If it is not possible to add all the solution to the adsorption column at once, please transfer it in two batches, centrifuge at 12000 rpm (~13400 × g) for 1 minute, discard the waste liquid in the collection tube, and put the adsorption column back into the collection tube.7. Add 500 to the adsorption column µ Centrifuge at 12000 rpm for 1 minute, discard the waste liquid from the collection tube, and place the adsorption column back into the collection tube.8. Add 500 to the adsorption column µ Buffer RW2 (check if anhydrous ethanol is added before use), centrifuge at 12000 rpm for 1 minute, discard the waste liquid in the collection tube, and place the adsorption column back into the collection tube.9. Add 500 to the adsorption column µ Centrifuge anhydrous ethanol at 12000 rpm for 1 minute, discard the waste liquid from the collection tube, and place the adsorption column back into the collection tube. 10. Centrifuge at 12000 rpm for 3 minutes and discard the waste liquid from the collection tube. Place the adsorption column at room temperature for a few minutes to thoroughly air dry.Attention:1) The purpose of this step is to remove residual ethanol from the adsorption column, which will affect subsequent enzymatic reactions (such as enzyme digestion, PCR, etc.).2) Recommended steps: Place the adsorption column into a new 1.5 ml centrifuge tube (provided), open the tube cover, and incubate in a 56 ℃ oven for 3 minutes to thoroughly dry the membrane of the adsorption column.11. Place the adsorption column in a new RNase free centrifuge tube and add 20-50 to the middle of the adsorption column in the air µ Place RNase Free Water at room temperature for 5 minutes, centrifuge at 12000 rpm for 1 minute, collect RNA solution, and store RNA at -70 ℃ to prevent degradation.Attention:1) The volume of RNase Free Water should not be less than 20 µ l. Small volume affects the recovery rate.2) If you want to increase RNA production, you can use 20-50 µ Repeat step 11 for the new RNase Free Water.3) If you want to increase the RNA concentration, you can add the obtained solution back to the adsorption column and repeat step 11... Read More | Product contentU665751Component100 TStorageU665751A2×UltraSYBR One Step Buffer1.4 mL-20℃. Avoid freeze/ Thaw cycle. Protect from light.U665751BUltraSYBR One Step EnzymeMix50 µL-20℃. Avoid freeze/ Thaw cycle. Protect from light.U665751C50×High ROX50 µL-20℃. AvoidProduct contentU665751Component100 TStorageU665751A2×UltraSYBR One Step Buffer1.4 mL-20℃. Avoid freeze/ Thaw cycle. Protect from light.U665751BUltraSYBR One Step EnzymeMix50 µL-20℃. Avoid freeze/ Thaw cycle. Protect from light.U665751C50×High ROX50 µL-20℃. Avoid freeze/ Thaw cycle. Protect from light.U665751DRNase-Free Water1.5 mL-20℃. Avoid freeze/ Thaw cycle. Product Introduction This product is a specialized kit for one-step Real-Time RT-qPCR. The SYBR Green I fluorescent dye contained can bind to all double-stranded DNA, allowing this product to be used for the detection of many different target sequences without the need to synthesize specific labeling probes. Real Time RT-qPCR reaction using this product, reverse transcription and quantitative PCR are carried out in the same reaction system, there is no need to add reagents during the reaction, no need to open the cap of the tube, avoiding contamination while improving the efficiency of the experiment. The new high-efficiency reverse transcriptase RNase H is activity-deficient, which reduces the degradation of RNA in the reverse transcription reaction. The enzyme has high reverse transcription efficiency and can perform a good reverse transcription reaction on a small amount of RNA template. It has high affinity to RNA and can read through RNA templates with high GC content and complex secondary structure. New efficient hot start enzyme, the enzyme activity is closed at room temperature, thus effectively avoiding non-specific amplification caused by non-specific binding of primers and templates or primer dimerization at room temperature, which greatly improves the accuracy of fluorescence quantitative PCR reaction. The included buffer system maximizes the efficacy of both enzymes at the same time and improves efficiency. This product has high sensitivity, high specificity, wide linear range, and more accurate quantification of target genes.ROX dye is used to correct the fluorescence signal error generated between wells of a quantitative PCR instrument, and is generally used with Real Time PCR amplifiers from ABI, Stratagene, and other companies. The excitation optics vary from instrument to instrument, so the concentration of ROX dye must be matched to the corresponding fluorescence quantitative PCR instrument. Instruments that do not require ROX calibration (U665567) Roche LightCycler 480, Roche LightCyler 96, Bio-rad iCyler iQ, iQ5, CFX96 and others. Instruments that require High ROX calibration (U665751) ABI Prism 7000/7300/7700/7900, Eppendorf, ABI Step One/Step One Plus, and others.matters needing attention1. Before using the reagents in this kit, please mix them gently by turning them up and down to avoid foaming as much as possible, and use them after brief centrifugation.2. This product uses RNA as the template for one-step RT-PCR experiment, RNase contamination should be avoided during operation, it is recommended to operate RNA in a special area, use special instruments and consumables, the operator with a mask and disposable gloves and often change the gloves, the experiment-related consumables should be processed with 0.1% DEPC (diethyl ether of pyrocarbonate) aqueous solution at 37℃ for 12 hours and autoclaved for 30 minutes before use. Sterilize for 30 minutes before use.3. UltraSYBR One Step RT-qPCR Buffer contains SYBR Green I fluorescent dye. Avoid bright light when storing this product or preparing PCR reaction solutions.4. Repeated freezing and thawing of each reagent in this kit should be avoided; repeated freezing and thawing may degrade the product performance. This product can be stored for a long time at -20℃, protected from light. If frequent use is required in the short term, it can be stored at 2-8℃.5. This kit must use specific primers, the choice of primers can be selected according to specific experiments, the good or bad primer design directly affects the results of RT-PCR reaction, the design of primers need to consider the GC content, primer length, primer position, the secondary structure of the PCR product and other factors, it is recommended to use a professional primer design software for design.6. This product cannot be used for fluorescent quantitative PCR by the probe method.Usage1. Dissolve RNA template, primers, 2× UltraSYBR One Step Buffer, UltraSYBR One Step EnzymeMix and RNase-Free Water and set aside on ice.2. PCR reaction system:Reagents25 µl Reaction systemFinal concentration2×UltraSYBR One Step Buffer12.5 µl1×Forward Primer，10 µM0.5 µl0.2 µM¹⁾Reverse Primer，10 µM0.5 µl0.2 µM¹⁾UltraSYBR One Step EnzymeMix0.5 µl RNA TemplateX µl10 pg – 100 ng50×Low ROX or High ROX（optional）2）0.5 µl1×RNase-Free Waterup to 25 µlNote: 1) Usually, the primer concentration of 0.2µM can get better results, and the final concentration of 0.1-0.5µM can be used as a reference for setting the range. If the amplification efficiency is not high, the concentration of primer can be increased; when non-specific reaction occurs, the concentration of primer can be decreased, thus optimizing the reaction system.(2) The excitation optical system varies from instrument to instrument, choose to add 50×Low ROX or 50×High ROX according to the instrument using fluorescence quantification.3. Vortex and shake to mix, centrifuge briefly, and collect the solution at the bottom of the tube.4. RT-qPCR reaction conditions (fluorescence quantitative PCR is a two-step method), this program is based on the ABI 7500 fluorescence quantitative PCR instrument as an exampleNote: 1) It is recommended to use two-step PCR reaction program, if you improve the reaction specificity, you can increase the annealing temperature to 60-64 ℃ as a reference for the setting range; if you do not get good experimental results due to the use of primers with lower Tm values, etc., you can try to carry out three-step PCR amplification.(2) For melting curve analysis, please set up the program recommended by the fluorescence quantitative PCR instrument used, and this program is set up with the ABI 7500 fluorescence quantitative PCR instrument as a reference.RT-qPCR reaction conditions (fluorescence quantitative PCR was a three-step method):Note: 1) For three-step PCR amplification, please use the range of 56℃-64℃ as the setting reference for the annealing temperature.(2) For melting curve analysis, please set up the program recommended by the fluorescence quantitative PCR instrument you are using, this program is ABI750 fluorescent quantitative PCR instrument as a reference setting... 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