Employ a novel method for rapid preparation of chemically-competent E
coli cells from overnight bacterial cultures or bacterial colonies with the Thermo Scientific TransformAid™ Bacterial Transformation Kit
The key component of this system is the unique T-solution, which produces competent cells in a few easy steps
The quick and convenient procedure guarantees transformation efficiencies of more than 107 transformants per μg of plasmid DNA, ideal for routine cloning experiments
The option to use bacterial colonies for preparation of competent cells adds flexibility to any cloning experiment
The TransformAid Bacterial Transformation Kit can be used with most E
Highlights Efficient – more than 107 transformants per μg of plasmid DNA Practical – E
coli competent cells can be prepared from an overnight culture or from bacterial colonies Fast – less than 1 hour from the overnight bacterial culture to cell plating
Starting from bacterial colonies, the procedure requires only 2.5 hours Easy – all procedures are performed on ice on your bench
Brief centrifugations are carried out in regular microcentrifuges Applications Routine cloning experiments Blunt-end cloning TA cloning Includes C-Medium T-Solution (A) T-Solution (B) Detailed Protocol Note Competent cells prepared with TransformAid Bacterial Transformation Kit are suitable for direct-use only
Freezing down and storage at -70°C is not recommended.