* Tube contains garnet matrix and one 1/4" ceramic sphere
* Used to grind animal and plant tissues, insects, nematodes and lyse bacteria, yeast, fungi, algae
* For use on MP Bio FastPrep instruments or any bead beater
Lysing Matrix A 2 mL tube from MP Bio contains garnet matrix and one 1/4" ceramic sphere. Extra 1/4" ceramic spheres are packaged separately. Lysing Matrix A tubes have orange caps.
Key Applications: Nucleic Acid Isolation, Nucleic Acid Extraction, Proteomics, Purification and Detection, Protein Purification, DNA Purification, Plant Tissue Processing, Tissue Analysis, Bacterial Lysis, Yeast Lysis, Fungal Tissue Analysis, Animal Cell Lysis, Animal Tissue Analysis, Microbiome Studies, Metabolite Extraction, Grind Seeds, Homogenization
Sample Type: Skeletal Muscle; Lung; Heart; Bone; Seeds; Bacteria (Gram +/-); Yeast; Fungi; Spores; Plants; Fixed Samples; Sludge; Wastewater; Feces; Food; Roots; Soil; Animal Tissue
Application Areas: Sample Preparation; Sample Lysis; Nucleic Acid Isolation & Purification; Molecular Biology; Gene Expression; Microbiological Analysis; Gene Function; Gene Regulation
Bead Materials: Garnet (flakes)
Format: 2 mL tube
Hardness: Zirconium sphere: Rockwell A 80-84, Vickers 1050, Garnet Flakes: Mohs 7.5-8
Molecular Formula: Banded Satellite: ZrO2 88%, CeO 10%, Garnet: Fe3Al2(SiO4)3
Specific Gravity: Zirconium sphere: 5.5 - 6.1; Garnet Flakes: 4.0 - 4.1
Average Size: Zirconium sphere, 6.35 mm; Garnet Flakes, 0.56 - 0.7 mm