QIAamp DNA Kits provide silica-membrane-based nucleic acid purification from tissues, swabs, CSF, blood, body fluids or washed cells from urine. In addition, genomic and mitochondrial DNA can be purified from small amounts of fresh or frozen blood, tissue and dried blood spots. Mechanical homogenization is not required as the tissues are lysed enzymatically. DNA purification from 1–12 samples can be automated on the QIAcube Connect using the dedicated QIAamp DNA Mini QIAcube Kit. Purification of DNA using the QIAamp DNA Micro Kit and QIAamp DNA Mini Kit is also automatable on the QIAcube Connect.
DNA purified using the QIAamp DNA Micro Kit is free of proteins, nucleases and other impurities, and is suitable for use in sensitive downstream applications, such as real-time PCR (see figure " Efficient purification of DNA from small sample sizes") and laser microdissection (LMD) PCR (see figure " Laser microdissection PCR"). Purified DNA may also be used in short-tandem repeat (STR) genotyping, single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) genotyping or pharmacogenomic research.
The QIAamp DNA Mini Kit yields DNA sized up to 50 kb (see figure " Purification of up to 50 kb genomic DNA"). DNA of this length denatures completely and has the highest amplification efficiency. Yields of nucleic acids or DNA depend on the starting material (see table “Typical yields with the QIAamp DNA Mini Kit”). DNA purified using the QIAamp DNA Mini Kit can be used in a wide range of downstream applications, including PCR and quantitative real-time PCR, Southern blotting, SNP and STR genotyping and pharmacogenomic research.
| Sample | Amount | Total nucleic acid yields (µg)* | DNA yields (µg)† |
|---|
| Blood | 200 µl | 4–12 | 4–12 |
| Buffy coat | 200 µl | 25–50 | 25–50 |
| Cells | 106 | 20–30 | 15–20 |
| Liver | 25 mg | 60–115 | 10–30 |
| Brain | 25 mg | 35–60 | 15–30 |
| Lung | 25 mg | 25–45 | 5–10 |
| Heart | 25 mg | 15–40 | 5–10 |
| Kidney | 25 mg | 40–85 | 15–30 |
| Spleen | 10 mg | 25–45 | 5–30 |
The QIAamp DNA Mini QIAcube Kit yields DNA sized up to 50 kb: DNA of this length denatures completely and has the highest amplification efficiency. The purified DNA may be used in a number of applications, including:
Viral research
Bacterial research
Fungal research
Cancer research
Human genetic testing research
Paternity testing
Forensic analysis
The QIAamp DNA Mini QIAcube Kit simplifies DNA isolation from tissue samples with fast spin-column procedures. The kit includes rotor adapters that are preloaded with QIAamp spin columns and elution tubes, delivering greater convenience and time savings.