Ammonium Chloride Lysis

Ammonium chloride lysis is a cell-preparation technique that selectively removes red blood cells from blood or tissue suspensions while preserving nucleated cells for analysis, making it valuable in cancer research. In a hypotonic ammonium chloride solution, water enters erythrocytes and disrupts their membranes; nucleated cells generally tolerate the brief exposure and remain available for downstream processing. After incubation, centrifugation separates the intact leukocyte or tumor-cell fraction from hemoglobin and cellular debris. This method supports flow cytometry, immunophenotyping, cell sorting, and molecular assays by reducing red-cell interference, improving antibody access, and producing cleaner samples for studying immune responses, circulating tumor cells, and hematologic malignancies.

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JoVE Journal - Chemistry

Electrochemically and Bioelectrochemically Induced Ammonium Recovery

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2015

We demonstrate the extraction of ammonium from an ammonium-rich stream using an electrochemical and a bioelectrochemical system. The reactor setup, operation and data analysis are discussed.

A Procedure for Bacterial Harvesting and Mechanical Lysis

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2025

Source: Mercier, N., et al. MS2-Affinity Purification Coupled with RNA Sequencing in Gram-Positive Bacteria. J. Vis. Exp. (2021)This video demonstrates a step-by-step procedure for harvesting bacterial cells and mechanically lysing them to release intracellular contents.

Dynamic Electrochemical Measurement of Chloride Ions

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2016

Dynamic measurement of chloride ions is presented. Transition time of an Ag/AgCl electrode, during a chronopotentiometric technique, can give the concentration of chloride ions in electrolyte. This method does not require a stable conventional reference electrode.

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JoVE Core - Cell Biology

Tissue Homogenization and Cell Lysis

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2023

Tissue homogenization involves disintegrating tissue architecture and lysing cells, and is an early step in isolating and analyzing cellular components. The method used for homogenization depends on the sample type, the amount of sample available, the analyte to be obtained, and the sensitivity of the method. These methods are broadly classified as mechanical and non-mechanical methods. Mechanical methods of tissue homogenization These methods rely on applying external physical force to disrupt...

Isolation of Ammonium-Oxidizing Iron Reducers from a Wetland Soil–Derived Enrichment Culture

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2025

Begin with a wetland soil-derived enrichment culture containing bacterial communities.The culture exhibits Feammox activity, ammonium oxidation coupled to ferric iron reduction, indicating the enrichment of a bacterium capable of this metabolic process.Serially dilute the culture using media.Streak the diluted samples onto test agar plates supplemented with ferric iron and ammonium.Use control plates that lack either ferric iron or ammonium, or contain ferric iron with organic carbon instead of...

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