Turkish Journal of Biology
Article Title
The Effect of a CO2-Saturated CaCl2 Solution on the Transformation Efficiency of Escherichia coli JM 1 09 with an M 13 Derivative
DOI
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Abstract
A strategy to optimize the efficiency of the transformation of Esherichia coli JM 1 09 cells made competent using the calcium-chloride method was developed. 8571 bp M 13crp RF DNA, derived from M13mp18, was used as a vector in the transformation experiments. The cells were treated with 1 00 mM calcium chloride at different pH values. The transformation efficiency of the competent cells was improved by decreasing the pH of the CaCl_2 solution and increasing the formation of plaques per LIg vector . Moreover , after 24 h storage at +4°C, competent cells prepared with CO_2-saturated CaCl_2 had a 50% greater transformation efficiency compared with cells prepared using non-saturated CaCl_2 although, in absolute terms, this storage decreased the transformation efficiency overall. Thus, the use of CO_2-saturated CaCl_2 at pH 4.6 generally increases the transformation efficiency of E. coli cells by a factor of up to 6.3.
Keywords
Plasmid, M13, Transformation, Calcium chloride, Escherichia coli
First Page
133
Last Page
139
Recommended Citation
BELDÜZ, Ali Osman; DEMİRBAĞ, Zihni; DÜLGER, Sabriye; and COŞKUNÇELEBİ, Hülya (1997) "The Effect of a CO2-Saturated CaCl2 Solution on the Transformation Efficiency of Escherichia coli JM 1 09 with an M 13 Derivative," Turkish Journal of Biology: Vol. 21: No. 2, Article 3. Available at: https://journals.tubitak.gov.tr/biology/vol21/iss2/3