Dear Tunicata Members
We are trying to homogenise several ascidians to measure their metal
content and also extract total genomic DNA.
The samples we have are freshly frozen at -20degC and we tried mortar and
pestle, hand-held electric homogeniser, and pulsifier techniques. None of
these work terribly well because the tunic will not easily homogenise.
Any advice/experience with this matter would be appreciated.
Cheers
Marcel
Professor Marcel Jaspars
Marine Natural Products Laboratory
Department of Chemistry
University of Aberdeen
Old Aberdeen, AB24 3UE
Scotland, UK
Phone: +44 1224 272 895
Fax: +44 1224 272 921
Email: [log in to unmask]
www: http://www.abdn.ac.uk/chemistry/research/mj/mj.hti
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