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Quick 'n dirty CaCl2 comp cells preparation

Anum Azam Glasgow edited this page Jan 25, 2022 · 2 revisions

Plasmid transformations only, OK!?

  • Overnight: Grow 1 ml culture overnight at 37°C.
  • Subculture 1:100 in LB a 125 ml flask. Shake at 37°C until 0.3 < OD600 < 0.6 (usually 2.5 hours)
  • Pellet 1mL culture in eppendorf, spin for 3 min at 4000 xg.
  • Resuspend cells in 100ul of ice cold 100mM CaCl2. Let sit for no more than 10 minutes.
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