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* The plasmid with the loading dye were inserted to the wells 3 and 4 using an automatic delivery pipet. | * The plasmid with the loading dye were inserted to the wells 3 and 4 using an automatic delivery pipet. | ||
* The Horton 5B Electrophoresis system (chamber containing the tray) was connected to the BioRad power supply powerpac 200 at 85V. | * The Horton 5B Electrophoresis system (chamber containing the tray) was connected to the BioRad power supply powerpac 200 at 85V. | ||
* Completion of the electrophoresis was followed by the addition of ethidium bromide (EtBr). Great caution was done in handling EtBr since this agent is carcinogenic by binding to any DNA in contact. | |||
* 20 μL of the 12.3 g/mL of EtBR was added to the gel suspended in TAE placed on a microwaveable plastic container. This was stirred in a VWR analog shaker at a slow speed. | |||
* Assuming that the gel has absorbed the EtBr, the gel was placed on top of a UV lamp. Only the DNA ladded inserted on the left most part of the gel exhibited orange fluorescence. | |||
* The orange fluorescence is attributed to the EtBr binding to the DNA. | |||
==UV-Vis for Chemiluminescence== | ==UV-Vis for Chemiluminescence== | ||
* An attempt was made to use the UV-Vis equipment for chemiluminescence by blocking the source lamp (D-2). The measuring mode was set on energy setting. The widest slid width available was 5.0 nm. | * An attempt was made to use the UV-Vis equipment for chemiluminescence by blocking the source lamp (D-2). The measuring mode was set on energy setting. The widest slid width available was 5.0 nm. | ||
* Data collection was not possible. No signal was collected. | * Data collection was not possible. No signal was collected. | ||
==Preparation of Gold and Lysozyme stocks== | |||
* Michael Nagle prepared a new set of Au/BSA solutions. The stock concentration of BSA was 1.49 x 10<sup>-5</sup> mM/L and the stock concentration for Au was 8.24 mM. The mole ratios were kept the same as 60, 80, 100, 120, 128, 130, 132, 133, 134, 136, 138, 140, 160, and 170. Nagle finished the preparation of the set and placed the rack at 85°C for 4h. at the Thermo Scientific incubator. | |||
* Weighed out .014 g of monohydrate chloroauric acid and dissolved into 5 mL of water. The molarity of gold was calculated to be at 8240 μM. | |||
.014 g of gold × <math>\frac{1 mol}{339.79 g}</math> = 4.12E(-5) mol ÷ .005 L = <math>\frac{8.24E(-3)mol}{L}</math> = 8240 μM | |||
* Lysozyme (14,307 Da) appeared as a white granular solid provided by Sigma. Knowing that 1 Da = 1 g/ mol, the following calculations were made to obtain a stock solution of 15.24 μM. | |||
.012 L of water × <math>\frac{15E(-6)mol}{1 L}</math> = <math>\frac{1.80E(-7)mol}{L}</math> × <math>\frac{14,307 g}{mol}</math> = 0.00258 g of lysozyme to obtain 15 μM | |||
* The amount to be measured is too small to be certain that the entire solid would be dissolved in water. As a result, a multiple of the calculated amount was chosen to be dissolved in water; the amount chosen was 0.0109 g. Once dissolved, this will be diluted to 15 μM. | |||
0.0109 g of lysozyme × <math>\frac{1 mol}{14,307 g}</math> = 7.62E(-7) mol ÷ .050 L of water = 1.524E(-5) M = 15.24 μM | |||
* After preparing the stock, it was decided to prepare the Au/lysozyme solution next week. The clear and colorless, 15.24 μM stock solution of lysozyme was refrigerated. | |||
* In addition, the Au/lysozyme mole ratios chosen were similar to the 14 Au/BSA solutions. Likewise to the Au/BSA solutions, the lysozyme will be kept constant at a volume of .590 mL = 590 μL. | |||
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Electrophoresis of the mutated DNA plasmids
UV-Vis for Chemiluminescence
Preparation of Gold and Lysozyme stocks
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