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FavorPrep™ Food DNA Extraction Kit one (sample size: up to 2 g of raw or processed food)

Principle: spin column (silica membrane)
Sample size: 200 mg or 2 g
Operation time: < 60 min

Important Notes:
1. Homogenize the starting sample completely with a proper homogenizer and mix the sample powder evenly before the DNA extraction.
2. Buffers provided in this system contain irritants. Wear gloves and lab coat when handling these buffers.
3. Check Lysis Buffer before use, Warm Lysis Buffer at 60°C for 5 minutes if any precipitate formd.
4. Preheat shaking incubator to 60˚C before the operation.
5. Preheat Elution Buffer to 60 °C for Elution step.
6. Add required ethanol (96-100%) to Wash Buffer before use.

Additional Requirements:
1. Homogenizer
2. Centrifuge tube and centrifuge:
For 2 g starting sample: 50 ml centrifuge tube and centrifuge with rotor for 50 ml tube, microcentrifuge tubes (1.5 ml and 2.0 ml) and microcentrifuge. For 200 mg starting sample: microcentrifuge tubes (1.5 ml and 2.0 ml) and microcentrifuge.
3. Ethanol (96 ~ 100 %)
4. Chloroform
5. Shaking incubator (60 °C)
6. Vortexer
7. Pipets and pipet tips