title: A rapid procedure for detecting recombinant plasmids using butanol extraction.
abstract: A convenient procedure using butanol to extract DNA from bacteria is described. This procedure is suitable for rapidly screening a large number of bacterial cultures for recombinant plasmid DNA without the need for further purification and expensive chemicals.
authors.affiliation: Botany Department, National University of Singapore, Republic of Singapore.
authors.forename: Y M
authors.initials: YM
authors.lastname: Mak
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Sornarajah
authors.forename: K K
authors.initials: KK
authors.lastname: Ho
mesh_terms: D000440:Butanols; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis*; D004274:DNA, Recombinant / Q000032:analysis*; D004587:Electrophoresis, Agar Gel; D010957:Plasmids
chemical_list: D000440:Butanols; D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004274:DNA, Recombinant