Team:ETH Zurich/Experiments
From 2013.igem.org
Tranformation and cloning constructs
Sender cells | Receiver cells | |
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AHL expressing system | Fluorescent reporters system | Enzyme reaction-based reporter system |
Pcons-LuxI 1 (Strong) | Plac-LuxR-Plux-GFP | Plac-LuxR-Plux-LacZ |
Pcons-LuxI 2 | Plac-LuxR-Plux-YFP | Plac-LuxR-Plux-Aes |
Pcons-LuxI 3 | Plac-LuxR-Plux-CFP | Plac-LuxR-Plux-GusA |
Pcons-LuxI 4 (Weak) | Plac-LuxR-Plux-PhoA | |
Plac-LuxR-Plux-NagZ |
Enzyme-substrate reactions
The enzyme substrate reactions take less than 5 minutes and are visible by eye. Our minesweeper become better and better so keep on track for updates !
Hydrolase | Complementary substrate / IUPAC name | Visible color | ||
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LacZ | Beta-Galactosidase | X-Gal | 5-Bromo-4chloro-3-indolyl-beta-galactopyranoside | Blue |
LacZ | Beta-Galactosidase | Green-beta-D-Gal | N-Methyl-3-indolyl-beta-D_galactopyranoside | Green |
GusA | Beta-glucuronidase | Magenta glucuronide | 6-chloro-3-indolyl-beta-D-glucuronide-cycloheylammonium salt | Red |
PhoA | Alkaline phosphatase | pNPP | 4-Nitrophenylphosphatedi(tris) salt | Yellow |
Aes | Carboxyl esterase | Magenta butyrate | 5-bromo-6-chloro-3-indoxyl butyrate | Magenta |
NagZ | Glycoside hydrolase | X-glucosaminide X-Glunac | 5-bromo-4-chloro-3-indolyl-N-acetyl-beta-D-glucosaminide | Blue |