Wizard maxipreps

[o0c9869 at tam2000.tamu.edu]

I have worked with the Wizards for abou 2 years. I haven't had any problem
cutting the DNA. I have noticed the EtOH smell as L. Chow has. I know some
people let the colum dry for 5 min in a 37oC incubator after the o vacuum
drying (that is supposed to get ride of the 80% EtOH). It could help in
case you have any problem.

O. Chacon





In article <4hn16a$692 at sifon.cc.mcgill.ca>, surglab1 at is.rvh.mcgill.ca
(Surgical Residence) wrote:

> Never had a problem with the maxiprep for islating plasmid DNA- at
> what point do you add the EtOH and how thorough are you in drying?
> 
> Lely Chow <lelyc at u.washington.edu> wrote:
> 
> 
> >Hi,
> 
> >Has anyone out there experienced EtOH contamination in their Wizard 
> >maxipreps, even with the recent changes to the protocol??  I am having a 
> >problem cutting my DNA (ie.  it doesn't cut!), and though my DNA ratios 
> >are very good, it seems as if my prep has a slight smell of EtOH and also 
> >thaws extremely quickly.
> 
> >Any comments would be appreciated.
> 
> >--Lely