Team:Amsterdam/Notebook/Protocols/Making electrocompetent Cells

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*Prepare TOP10 preculture by inoculating 3ml of LB medium with a -80°C TOP10 glycerol stock into and shake overnight at 37°C
*Prepare TOP10 preculture by inoculating 3ml of LB medium with a -80°C TOP10 glycerol stock into and shake overnight at 37°C
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*Inoculate 200 ml of SOB containing 'no magnesium' with 3 ml of preculture and grow in a 37°C shaker to an OD600 of 0.6-0.8
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**please not that ''E. coli'' growth rate is significantly reduced due to the absence of Magnesium
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Revision as of 08:39, 21 September 2011

Contents

Preparation of electrocompetent cells

Overview

We use a protocol commonly used in our host lab provided by Diewertje Piebes.

Materials

Procedure

  • Prepare TOP10 preculture by inoculating 3ml of LB medium with a -80°C TOP10 glycerol stock into and shake overnight at 37°C
  • Inoculate 200 ml of SOB containing 'no magnesium' with 3 ml of preculture and grow in a 37°C shaker to an OD600 of 0.6-0.8
    • please not that E. coli growth rate is significantly reduced due to the absence of Magnesium