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Q: Why do we use ethanol to extract DNA?
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How does salt soap and ethanol extract DNA?

DNA precipitates in the presence of high salt concentrations (like NaCl) and either ethanol or ispropanol.


If you fixed a tissue in ethanol that have methanol or other toxic material and then you extract DNA from it does the DNA functionable for PCR?

It depends on the method of extraction. Extraction that involve the use of resins of ionic exchange or affinity should be able to eliminate other substances.


What is the purpose of ice-cold ethanol?

In an experiment to extract DNA from something like an onion or strawberry, the last step is to slowly pour ice cold ethanol into the test tube. This causes the DNA to precipitate out of the solution and white stringy material appears a the boundary of the ethanol and prepared DNA solution. The reason why it happen is because ethanol solution break down the nuclear membrane and cell membrane.


Why use dichloromethane instead of ethanol to extract trimyristin?

because of the boiling point differences


Why is it not possible to use ethanol to extract an organic compound from water?

Because ethanol and water are miscible solutions, that is that they can mix together or co-dissolve.


Why unable to precipitate DNA?

Ethanol


DNA soluble in ethanol?

No, DNA is not soluble in ethanol. When the 2 are mixed, DNA can be spooled out by stirring the solution with a glass rod.


Is DNA soluble in ethanol?

No, DNA is not soluble in ethanol. When the 2 are mixed, DNA can be spooled out by stirring the solution with a glass rod.


What kind of alcohol is in vanilla extract?

Ethanol.


Why we can not extract DNA from RBCs?

We can not extract DNA from RBCs as they are without nucleus. only the source of DNA extraction is Leukocytes, RBCs are not good source of extraction but we can extract DNA from immature RBCs.


Why does addition of ice-cold ethanol lead to the precipitation of DNA?

Because it need to preserve for DNA expert to use. Just like all the living things if an animals is died in snow, snow are used to preserve them. Same as DNA


What is use of ethanol in DNA isolation?

Ethanol is used to precipitate the DNA. I.e. to bring the DNA out of solution. Precipitated DNA is then spun down and re suspended in the appropriate buffer that is suitable for sample storage