DNA and RNA from plants, fungi, and food
The following application notes demonstrate automated, high-throughput nucleic acid purification from various plant and food samples on Eppendorf, Hamilton, Tecan, Thermo Fisher Scientific, and MASMEC Biomed platforms using NucleoSpin 8/96 Plant or NucleoSpin 8/96 Food silica-membrane technology, or NucleoMag Plant magnetic beads.
Eppendorf
| Platform | Kit | Application | Processing time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eppendorf epMotion 5075 | NucleoMag Plant | Automated plant DNA extraction using magnetic beads | 1 hr 40 min/96 samples | |
| Eppendorf epMotion 5075 | NucleoSpin 8/96 Plant II | Automated plant DNA extraction using 8- or 96-well silica membrane technology | 1 hr 40 min/96 samples (excl. lysis) | |
| Eppendorf epMotion 5075 | NucleoMag DNA Food | Automated DNA extraction from food and feed | 2 hr/96 samples |
Hamilton
| Platform | Kit | Application | Processing time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton Microlab STAR | NucleoSpin 8 Plant | Automated plant DNA extraction using 8-well silica-membrane technology | 1 hr/48 samples | |
| Hamilton [MPE]2 | NucleoSpin 96 Food | Automated DNA extraction from food and feed | 90-120 min/96 preps |
Tecan
| Platform | Kit | Application | Processing time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tecan Freedom EVO | NucleoSpin Plant II Midi | Automated DNA extraction from diverse plant samples using silica membrane technology | 1 hr 30 min/24 samples | |
| Tecan Freedom EVO | NucleoMag Plant | Automated DNA extraction in a 384-well format using the Tecan MCA 384 (384-well multichannel arm) | 50 min/384 samples | |
| Tecan Freedom EVO | NucleoMag Plant | Automated plant DNA extraction using magnetic beads | 2 hr 30 min/96 samples 1 hr 30 min/48 samples |
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| Tecan Freedom EVO | NucleoSpin 96 Plant | Accelerating crop improvement with automated plant DNA extraction | - | |
| Tecan Freedom EVO | NucleoSpin 96 Plant | Automated DNA extraction from diverse plant samples using 96-well silica-membrane technology | 2 hr/96 samples | |
| Tecan Freedom EVO | NucleoSpin 8/96 Food | Automated DNA extraction from food and feed | 1 hr 5 min/96 samples | |
| Tecan Freedom EVO | NucleoMag DNA Food | Automated DNA extraction from food and feed using magnetic beads | - |
Thermo Fisher Scientific
| Platform | Kit | Application | Processing time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KingFisher Flex | NucleoMag Plant | Automated plant DNA extraction from up to 96 samples using magnetic beads | 22 min/96 samples | |
| KingFisher Flex | NucleoMag RNA | Automated plant RNA extraction from up to 96 samples using magnetic beads | 1 hr/96 samples |
MASMEC Biomed
| Platform | Kit | Application | Processing time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OMNIA Prima | NucleoMag Plant | Automated DNA extraction from diverse plant samples using magnetic beads | - |
Featured kits:
NucleoSpin 8/96 Plant II
Isolate genomic DNA from plant cells and tissues in flexible 8- or 96-well formats.
NucleoSpin 8/96 Food
Purify genomic DNA from a variety of foods in high-throughput formats.
NucleoMag Plant
Rapidly purify genomic DNA from diverse plant tissues using automation-friendly magnetic beads.
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