User's Voice
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Remarks and opinions by customers who use PSS's products are introduced for you reference. |
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Magtration® System 6GC |
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| Customer name | Associate Prof. Hiraoka, Kagawa Education Institute of Nutrition |
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| Used Reagents | GC series Magtration Reagent MagDEA® DNA 200 Whole Blood(E7001) |
| Sample volume | Human Whole Blood |
| Purpose | Gene analysis by PCR |
| Comments | The running cost was reduced by eliminating expenses to subcontractor. The processing time is about 1 hour, in which we can spend for other operations. In addition, it is good for us that the extracted DNA can be used in PCR without concentration adjustment. |
| Customer name | Common laboratory, (S) University |
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| Used Reagents | GC series Genomic DNA whole blood(E1010) |
| Sample volume | Mouse tail, whole blood |
| Purpose | Gene analysis by PCR |
| Comments | As many researchers/ students would use the instruments in this collaborative experimental facility, the following points were mainly examined before installation: (1) daily maintenance, (2) easiness of operation, (3) management of reagents and consumables, and (4) extraction efficiency (purity, yield, compatibility with the following step). The instrument was installed about 7 years ago. No need for daily maintenance and easy operation without special training would be significant advantages of this instrument for managing the collaborative experimental facility. In addition, the pre-filled reagents cartridge per sample is very convenient for inventory control. The most satisfied point is that this instrument has been in operation without significant trouble for almost 7 years since installation. |
| Customer name | Dr. Masaru Takagi and Dr. Motoyoshi Gene Transcription Regulation Research Laboratory, Biological Process Research Division, National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) |
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| Used Reagents | Magtration® Plasmid DNA(E1001) GC series Genomic DNA whole blood(E1010) GC series Magtration®-MagaZorb® RNA Common kit(E2004) |
| Sample volume | E. Coli, Arabidopsis thaliana |
| Purpose | Gene Transfer |
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When we process 6-12 samples extraction, it is speeder to use 6GC than manual operation. Therefore, we can allocate our time much efficiently. In addition, the extracted products showed good reproducibility every time and it is an advantage of installation of automated system. |
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Magtration® System 12GC/12GC Plus |
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| Customer name | Mr. Shimomura and Mr. Hisada, TechnoSuruga Laboratory Co., Ltd. |
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| Used Reagents | GC series Genomic DNA whole blood(E1010) |
| Sample volume | Stool |
| Purpose | Analysis of enterobacterial flora by RFLP analysis method |
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It has been possible to extract DNAs efficiently from hard cell-wall gram-positive bacteria predominantly present in intestine. While the reagents cost remained almost the same as previous used, the labor cost for extraction were reduced significantly. |
