Summary
A rapid method for the extraction of yeast mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) is described. In comparison with previous methods, it simplifies several steps, does not require either the isolation of mitochondria or phenol treatment and is less time consuming. This protocol gives a high yield of pure mtDNA (50–120 μg from a 100-ml culture), which can be directly used in various molecular applications: restriction enzyme digestion, electrophoresis, blotting, labeling, cloning and sequencing.
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Gargouri, A. A rapid and simple method for extracting yeast mitochondrial DNA. Curr Genet 15, 235–237 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00435511
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00435511