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1. Overnight E. coli culture<br> | 1. Overnight E. coli culture<br> | ||
2. 10 ml LB medium in culture tubes<br> | 2. 10 ml LB medium in culture tubes<br> | ||
− | 3. 0.1 M CaCl2 | + | 3. 0.1 M CaCl2<br> |
− | 4. 0.1 M CaCl2 containing 25% glycerol | + | 4. 0.1 M CaCl2 containing 25% glycerol<br><br> |
− | <i>Equipment</i> | + | <i>Equipment</i><br> |
− | 1. Spectrophotometer or plate reader | + | 1. Spectrophotometer or plate reader<br> |
− | 2. Centrifuge | + | 2. Centrifuge<br><br> |
− | <i>Procedure</i> | + | <i>Procedure</i><br> |
− | 1. Subculture 100 µl overnight grown culture of E. coli in 10 ml LB medium. Shake at 200 rpm at 37°C. | + | 1. Subculture 100 µl overnight grown culture of E. coli in 10 ml LB medium. Shake at 200 rpm at 37°C.<br> |
− | 2. After ~2 hours, using either a spectrophotometer or a plate reader, measure absorbance of the culture at 600 nm. At OD600 = 0.2, harvest the cells by centrifugation. | + | 2. After ~2 hours, using either a spectrophotometer or a plate reader, measure absorbance of the culture at 600 nm. At OD600 = 0.2, harvest the cells by centrifugation.<br> |
− | 3. Wash cells with ice cold solution of 0.1 M CaCl2 two to three times. | + | 3. Wash cells with ice cold solution of 0.1 M CaCl2 two to three times.<br> |
4. Resuspend cells in 100 μl of 0.1 M CaCl2 containing 25% glycerol and store at –80°C till further use. | 4. Resuspend cells in 100 μl of 0.1 M CaCl2 containing 25% glycerol and store at –80°C till further use. | ||
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