High-quality plant DNA extraction for PCR: an easy approach

• Authors: I. Ahmed , M. Islam , W. Arshad , A. Mannan , W. Ahmad , B. Mirza
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

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Polymerase chain reaction has found wide applications in modern research involving transformations and other genomic studies. For reproducible PCR results, however, the quantity and quality of template DNA is of considerable importance. A simple and efficient plant DNA extraction procedure for isolation of high-quality DNA from plant tissues is presented here. It requires maceration of plant tissue of about 1.0/ cm2 (e.g. of a leaf blade) in DNA extraction buffer (100 mM Tris-HCl, 100 mM EDTA, 250 mM NaCl) using 1.5-mL microfuge tubes, followed by cell lysis with 20% SDS, and DNA extraction with phenol: chloroform: iso-amyl alcohol (25:24:1). Hydrated ether is then used to remove polysaccharides and other contaminants from the DNA preparation. Average DNA yield is 20-30 mug/ cm2 for fresh tissues, and ratio of absorbance at 260 nm to absorbance at 280 nm is 1.5-1.8. The DNA is quite suitable for PCR using microsatellites, RAPD and specific markers for recombinant selection. Amplifications have been obtained for these markers by using template DNA extracted from fresh as well as frozen leaf tissues of various plants, including barley, oat, potato and tomato. DNA stored for more than 2 years has been successfully amplified with microsatellite markers, which shows suitability of this method after long-term storage of DNA. Besides, the ease of use and cost-effectiveness make the procedure attractive.

Keywords

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CHLOROFORM; DNA EXTRACTION; ETHER; ISOAMYL ALCOHOL; MICROSATELLITE; PHENOL; PLANT TISSUE; POLYSACCHARIDE

Discipline

• GENETICS: GENETICS

• Publisher: Institute of Plant Genetics, Polish Academy of Sciences
• Journal: Journal of Applied Genetics
• Year: 2009
• Volume: 50
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 105-107

Contributors

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I. Ahmed

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M. Islam

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W. Arshad

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A. Mannan

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W. Ahmad

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B. Mirza

• Document Type: ARTICLE
• Publication order reference: I. Ahmed, Allan Wilson Centre for Molecular Ecology and Evolution, Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand