title: Rapid and effective method of RNA isolation from green microalga Ankistrodesmus convolutus.
abstract: The rapid and effective method for the isolation of RNA from green microalga Ankistrodesmus convolutus based on homogenization in a simple CTAB buffer and selective precipitation of RNA with lithium chloride is developed. This procedure avoids the use of toxic chaotropic agents and phenol while high concentration of dithiothreitol is used to inhibit RNase activity and prevent oxidative cross-linking of nucleic acids by phenolics. The extraction procedure was able to produce high quality and intact RNA from A. convolutus. The yield of total RNA was 0.69-0.73 mg/g of fresh weight, with A(260)/A(280) ratio of 1.79-1.86. The obtained RNA was of sufficient quality and suitable for downstream application such as RT-PCR and cDNA library construction. The procedure may also have wider applicability for total RNA isolation from other green microalgae species.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Biotechnology and Biomolecular Sciences, Universiti Putra Malaysia, UPM Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia.
authors.forename: Tran
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Thanh
authors.forename: Hishamuddin
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Omar
authors.forename: Mohd Puad
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Abdullah
authors.forename: Vu Thi Quynh
authors.initials: VT
authors.lastname: Chi
authors.forename: Mostafa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Noroozi
authors.forename: Huynh
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ky
authors.forename: Suhaimi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Napis
mesh_terms: D011232:Chemical Precipitation; D000460:Chlorophyta / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000235:genetics*; D018021:Lithium Chloride / Q000737:chemistry*; D048030:RNA, Algal / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D048030:RNA, Algal; D018021:Lithium Chloride