Plasmid Dna Isolation: Biotech’s Molecular Toolkit
Plasmid DNA isolation involves extracting small, circular DNA molecules called plasmids from bacterial cells. These plasmids are essential for biotechnology applications and genetic engineering. The isolation process includes cell lysis, alkaline lysis, centrifugation, and precipitation, using reagents that break down the cell wall, denature proteins, and precipitate DNA. Isolated plasmid DNA is characterized using gel…