ATP™ Plasmid Midi/Maxi Kits use pre-packed anion-exchange resin column to purify plasmid or cosmid DNA from bacterial cultures. In the process, the modified alkaline lysis method and RNase treatment are used for creating cleared cell lysate with minimal genomic DNA and RNA contaminants. By a gravity-flow procedure, the plasmid DNA in crude lysate has been bound to the column. The contaminants can be washed off with the Wash Buffer. Finally, the purified plasmid DNA is eluted by a high salt buffer and then precipitated with isopropanol for desalting. The entire procedure can be completed in 120 minutes without ultracentrifuges and HPLC or other toxic reagents. |