Materials
Name | Company | Catalog Number | Comments |
Taq Polymeras | Sigma-Aldrich | D4545-25UN | |
dNTPs | Qiagen | 201225 | |
0.2 ml Thin Wall Tubes PCR tubes | Bio-Rad | 223-9469 | |
0.2 ml Thin Wall Tube caps | Bio-Rad | 223-9472 | |
EDTA disodium salt dihydrate | Sigma-Aldrich | E5134 | |
Trizma-HCl | Sigma-Aldrich | T-3253 | |
Custom Phage Primer | Invitrogen | 25441F_RL6_Contig2_68k TACTGCAACGCGATGTTGCG | |
Custom Phage Primer | Invitrogen | 26007R_RL6_ Contig2_68k TCACCATCAATCGTGGCGGT | |
Custom Yeast Primer | Integrated DNA Technologies | SacI-Gal3(-256) ACCTGGAGCTCCTATTT TAACATGTGGATTTCTTGAAAGAATGAAATCG | |
Custom Yeast Primer | Integrated DNA Technologies | Gal3(1848)-SacI CGGATGGAGCTCGCGT GAAGGTAATTTTTTTTTATGTCTCCG | |
Thermal Cycler | Bio-Rad | 170-9703 | My Cycler |
Agarose | ISC BioExpress | E-3120-500 | |
Gel electrophoresis | Hoeffer Scientific Instruments | Model HE33 | |
1 kb DNA Ladder | New England Biolabs | N3232S | |
Bio Rad Power Pack | Bio-Rad | 164-5050 | PowerPac Basic |
Gel Doc system | Fotodyne Incorporated | FOTO/Analyst Investigator FX Workstation |
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