Team:IIT Madras/Notebook/Protocols/Transformation

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Transformation


  • Add 2 ul of Plasmid DNA to competent cells (100 ul aliquot) on ice for 30 minutes.
  • Heat shock : 90 s for 43 C.
  • Keep on ice for 2 minutes.
  • Add 900 ul of LB broth (sterile) into each microfuge tubes.
  • Incubate in shaker at 37 C for 1 hour.
  • Plate on plates (with antibiotics if necessary) and incubate at 37 C overnight.