Article No
BioSite-F9001-1
Antibiotics & Culture Media
5-Fluoroorotic Acid (powder)
5-Fluoroorotic Acid (powder)
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Specifications
| Application | DNA Purification, RNA Purification |
| Article No | BioSite-F9001-1 |
| Country Availability | SE, FI, DK, NO, FO, GL |
| Description | 5-Fluoroorotic Acid (powder) |
| Supplier | Zymo Research |
| Notes | Convenient yeast genetic counter-selection agent.|Using 5-Fluoroorotic Acid (5-FOA) for the counter-selection of yeast is a common genetic screening method. Curing yeast strains of plasmids, plasmid shuffling, allelic replacement, and two-hybrid screens are methods that can employ the use of 5-FOA. Otherwise nontoxic to yeast, 5-FOA is converted to the toxic form (i.e., 5-flurouracil) in strains expressing the functional URA3 gene coding for orotine-5-monophosphate decarboxylase that is involved in the synthesis of uracil. Yeast strains that are phenotypically Ura+ become Ura- and 5-FOA(R) (resistant) after selection. The question of 5-FOA solubility is often raised by customers using ultra-pure (< 98%) 5-FOA powder because of its insolubility in water. Thus, we provide a 100X concentrated (100 mg/ml) 5-FOA solution in DMSO and synthetic 5-FOA monohydrate powder. Both have been tested and validated on the basis of counter selection activity. |
| Product Type | Antibiotics & Culture Media |
| Research Area | Molecular Biology |
| Shipping Information | BLUE ICE |
| Size | 1 g |
| Storage | -20C |
| Product Page Updated | 2022-05-06T12:11:26.294Z |
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