Ultracentrifuges • Operate at speed of 75,000rpm, providing the centrifugal force of 500,000g. • Rotor chamber is sealed and evacuated by pump to attain vacuum. • Refrigeration system (temp 0-4°C). • Rotor chamber is always enclosed in a heavy armor plate. • Centrifugation for isolation and purification of components is known as preparatory centrifugation, while that carried out with a desire for characterization is known as analytical centrifugation. Operation Tubes recommended by their manufacturer should be used. Top of tube should not protrude so far above the bucket. Properly balanced-weight of racks, tubes, and content on opposite side of a rotor should not differ by more than 1%. (Centrifuges auto balance are available). Should centrifuge before unstopper the tubes. Cleanliness-minimizing the possible of spread of infection (hep Virus). Spillage and break of tube should be considered as the bloodborne pathogen hazard. Speed of centrifuge should be checked once 3m. Centrifuge timer to be checked per week. Quantitative – PCR: Used to measure the specific amount of target DNA (or RNA) in a sample. By measuring amplification only within the phase of true exponential increase, the amount of measured product more accurately reflects the initial amount of target. Special thermal cyclers are used that monitor the amount of product during the amplification. C Types of rotor Fixed angle rotors • Tubes are held at angle of 14 to 40° to the vertical. • Particles move radially outwards, travel a short distance. • Useful for differential centrifugation • Reorientation of the tube occurs during acceleration and deceleration of the rotor. Vertical tube rotors • Held vertical parallel to rotor axis. • Particles distance. move short • Time of separation is shorter. • Disadvantage: pellet may fall back into solution at end of centrifugation. êt polymerase chain reaction (PCR): It is a molecular technology aim to amplify a single or few copies of the DNA to thousands or millions of copies. Developed in 1983 by Kary Mullis, PCR is now a common and often indispensable technique used in medical and biological research labs for a variety of applications. These include diagnosis of infectious diseases, DNA sequencing and DNA-based phylogeny. In 1993, Mullis was awarded the Nobel prize in Chemistry along with Michael Smith for his work on PCR. Disadvantages of using Monoclonal Antibodies: • Time consuming project - anwhere between 6-9 months. • Very expensive and needs considerable effort to produce them. • Small peptide and fragment antigens may not be good antigens- monoclonal antibody may not recognize the original antigen. • Hybridoma culture may be subject to contamination. System is only well developed for limited animal and not for other animals. More than 99% of the cells do not survive during the fusion process reducing the range of useful antibodies that can be produced against an antigen • It is possibility of genera