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Make up test media dilutions for the chemostat. I will make a dilution series of diferent LB concentrations (keeping salts the same) to get a lower OD, idealy around 0.3 / 0.4 '''Then tomorrow''' I will use glycerol to increace the nutriant concentration of the media so the LB becomes carbon limiting, trying to get a glycerol conc of 0.8. '''Today '''I will also make media (LB + Glycerol that can support a population up to an OD of >2.8 '''[[User:JohnChattaway|JohnChattaway]] 04:25, 31 August 2006 (EDT)'''
Make up test media dilutions for the chemostat. I will make a dilution series of diferent LB concentrations (keeping salts the same) to get a lower OD, idealy around 0.3 / 0.4 '''Then tomorrow''' I will use glycerol to increace the nutriant concentration of the media so the LB becomes carbon limiting, trying to get a glycerol conc of 0.8. '''Today '''I will also make media (LB + Glycerol that can support a population up to an OD of >2.8 '''[[User:JohnChattaway|JohnChattaway]] 04:25, 31 August 2006 (EDT)'''
==FIRST TIME: Biosensor Testing==
*Following the Biosensor protocol, the acylase dilutions were set up - they are stored in the freezer
*The AHL/enzyme mix was set up
*Dr. O'Hare offered us to use the biosensor in his lab, so took over the samples on ice
*Take pH samples off ice & measure pH


==Testing T9002/J37016/J37015==
==Testing T9002/J37016/J37015==

Revision as of 11:06, 31 August 2006



TO DO:
*Testing of T9002, J37016, J37020, S01656, J37015, J37015RS
*Culture new ligated part J37024 for mini & maxiprep on Friday
*Miniprep 'old' J37024 (both plates)


Make up test media dilutions for the chemostat. I will make a dilution series of diferent LB concentrations (keeping salts the same) to get a lower OD, idealy around 0.3 / 0.4 Then tomorrow I will use glycerol to increace the nutriant concentration of the media so the LB becomes carbon limiting, trying to get a glycerol conc of 0.8. Today I will also make media (LB + Glycerol that can support a population up to an OD of >2.8 JohnChattaway 04:25, 31 August 2006 (EDT)


FIRST TIME: Biosensor Testing

  • Following the Biosensor protocol, the acylase dilutions were set up - they are stored in the freezer
  • The AHL/enzyme mix was set up
  • Dr. O'Hare offered us to use the biosensor in his lab, so took over the samples on ice
  • Take pH samples off ice & measure pH


Testing T9002/J37016/J37015

  • OD of o/n T9002 culture: 2.00
  • OD of o/n J37016 culture: 2.00
  • OD of o/n J37020 culture: 2.00

Put in shaker at 9:40. To be taken out at 11:40.

After 2hrs

  • OD of T9002: 0.827 (innoculate 3.023ml culture into 16ml)
  • OD of J37016: 0.947 (innoculate 2.640ml culture into 16ml)
  • OD of J37020: 0.806 (innoculate 3.102ml culture into 16ml)

Put in the shaker at 12:10. To be taken out at 4:10.

Miniprep

  • 4 J37024 1 samples
  • 4 J37024 2 samples
  • 3 J37018 samples

See here for gel results

Culturing

  • Culture up the repeated ligation of j37024 (II) to maxi and mini tomorrow.


To do tomorrow

  • Maxiprep J37024 II
  • Ligate to form J37025
  • Re ligate to form part J37018

BL21 competent cells

  • In order to determine whether the reason for lack of protein expression is due to the faulty aiiA gene or whether it is due to the DH5α cells not being able to express the protein succesfully, we have decided to transform the part <BBpart>S01656</BBpart> into BL21 competent cells.
  • We transformed it using heat shock, as these cells respond better to this method of transformation compared to electroporation.
  • They will need to be cultured up tomorrow (01/09) and then we able to do a Western blot on Monday.