Abstract

Carboxyl group-containing magnetic nonporous poly(2-hydroxyethyl methacrylate- co-ethylene dimethacrylate) (P(HEMA- co-EDMA)) microspheres were used for the isolation of polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-ready DNA from samples of Baikal sediments. DNA was isolated using the phenol extraction method or the Soil DNA Isolation Kit. The occurrence of false-negative results in PCR caused by the presence of extracellular inhibitors in DNA samples was solved using solid phase reversible DNA immobilisation. PCR-ready DNA was reversibly adsorbed to the microspheres in the presence of 8.0% (w/v) poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG 6000) and 2.0 M sodium chloride concentrations. The adsorbed DNA was released from the microspheres in a low ionic strength TE buffer. The quality of isolated DNA was checked by PCR amplification.

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