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Product Highlights
- Fast – streamlined protocol for reliable recovery of genomic DNA from six samples in as little as 30 minutes
- High-performance – extraction of high-quality DNA, ideal for use in all downstream applications
- Efficient – optimized lysis conditions and column matrix for improved recovery of genomic DNA from a wide range of plant samples
- Versatile – a choice of two lysis buffers ensures excellent genomic DNA recovery from any plant material
- Convenient – kit includes all necessary components, including filters (shredders) and RNase A
- Safe - no hazardous phenol/chloroform extraction, CsCl centrifugation, LiCl or alcohol precipitation
Product Description
The ISOLATE II Plant DNA Kit provides a simple, efficient column-based method for the isolation of genomic DNA from a wide variety of plant materials, without the need for hazardous reagents such as phenol.
By combining the stringency of CTAB lysis with the speed and ease-of-use of silica-membrane purification, the ISOLATE II Plant DNA Kit provides a fast method for the purification of high-quality genomic DNA from most plant cells, particularly those rich in polysaccharides, including leaves, bark, roots and fruits as well as dung, animal-fecal, soil and compost samples.
Some plant tissues do not lyse well in CTAB and so an SDS-based lysis buffer is also provided as an alternative. Residual amounts of RNA remaining can be removed using an RNase treatment during lysis with RNase A that is supplied with the kit.
The ISOLATE II Plant DNA Kit has been designed to deliver optimal performance in qPCR in tandem with the SensiFAST Real-Time PCR Kits and in end-point PCR with any enzyme from the Bioline PCR portfolio, including MyTaq DNA Polymerase
Applications
- qPCR
- End-point PCR
- Southern, dot and slot blotting
- Genotyping
- Restriction digestion
- Next Generation Sequencing
- Bisulfite conversion/methylation analysis

Nucleic Acid Isolation Guide
Download the ISOLATE II Guide with detailed product descriptions and performance data to help you choose the best product for your researchApplication Note
ISOLATE II Plant DNA KitIsolating DNA from soil samples is a big challenge because samples are full of inhibitors like polymers or low-molecular substances, which inhibit downstream applications. Therefore, it is difficult to find a kit which can deliver stable DNA. The ISOLATE II Plant DNA Kit is able to handle these kinds of samples and worked well for soil samples.
Katharina Schulte, Technical College Zweibruecken, Germany
Product Selection
Please refer to the ISOLATE II Selection Chart to confirm the applications for which the ISOLATE II Plant DNA Kit is recommended.Resources
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Specification
Components
Reagent |
10 Preps |
50 Preps |
250 Preps |
ISOLATE II Filters |
10 |
50 |
250 |
ISOLATE II Plant Columns |
10 |
50 |
250 |
Collection Tubes (2 mL) |
20 |
100 |
500 |
Lysis Buffer PA1 |
5 mL |
25 mL |
125 mL |
Lysis Buffer PA2 |
4 mL |
20 mL |
100 mL |
Precipitation Buffer PL3 |
1 mL |
10 mL |
25 mL |
Binding Buffer PB |
6 mL |
30 mL |
125 mL |
Wash Buffer PAW1 |
6 mL |
30 mL |
125 mL |
Wash Buffer PAW2 |
6 mL |
25 mL |
50 mL |
Elution Buffer PG |
13 mL |
13 mL |
30 mL |
RNase A (lyophilized) |
1.5 mg |
6 mg |
2 x 15 mg |
Bench Protocol Sheet |
1 |
1 |
1 |
Storage & Stability
All components should be stored dry and at room temperature.
When stored under the recommended conditions and handled correctly, full activity of reagents is retained until the expiry date indicated on the outer box label.
Shipping conditions
Ambient temperature.
FAQs
Both lysis buffers PA1 and PA2 can possibly become cloudy, if they are stored under 20°C. They contain CTAB (PA1) and SDS (PA2) which can precipitate. After a short incubation at 37°C for several minutes they should become clear again.
For the optimal recovery of large RNA/DNA fragments it is necessary to optimize the elution step. To increase the recovery rate it would be helpful to use a larger volume for elution, incubate the column with the elution buffer prior to centrifugation and use repeated elution steps. To avoid excessive dilution it may be helpful to reapply the eluted fraction again. Furthermore it could be helpful for DNA elution to heat the elution buffer to 70°C.