Product Description
Processing whole plates of mosquitoes, ticks, bees or fruit flies no longer has to mean days of manual grinding. This 96-well kit from Zymo Research lets entomology and vector-surveillance labs pull genomic, mitochondrial and viral DNA from large specimen collections in a single run, whether the insects are fresh, frozen or preserved in storage.
This listing is for catalog number D6017: Quick-DNA Tissue/Insect 96 Kit, 2 x 96 Preps. Specimens are disrupted by bead beating with ultra-high density BashingBeads, which breaks down tough exoskeletons quickly and evenly. The released DNA is then bound, washed and eluted on Zymo-Spin plate technology, producing purified DNA suited to PCR, genotyping and microarray work. The same protocol also handles mammalian tissue, whole blood and cultured cells, so one kit can cover several sample types in the lab. Order it from LIGHT LABS and keep your workflow moving.
Key Features
- 96-well format – Processes two full plates of samples for high-throughput insect studies.
- BashingBeads lysis – Ultra-high density beads mechanically disrupt insect exoskeletons and tissue efficiently.
- Broad DNA recovery – Isolates genomic, mitochondrial and viral DNA from the same specimen.
- Flexible sample types – Works with fresh, frozen or stored insects as well as mammalian tissue, blood and cells.
- Zymo-Spin purification – Silica-based plate technology yields DNA ready for downstream molecular assays.
Specifications
| Catalog Number | D6017 |
| Brand | Zymo Research |
| Description | Quick-DNA Tissue/Insect 96 Kit, 2 x 96 Preps |
| Format | 96-well plate |
| Preps | 2 x 96 preps |
| Sample types | Fresh, frozen or stored insects (mosquitoes, bees, lice, ticks, D. melanogaster); mammalian tissue, whole blood, cultured cells |
| Lysis method | Bead beating with BashingBeads |
| DNA recovered | Genomic, viral and mitochondrial DNA |
| Downstream use | PCR, arrays, genotyping |
| Shipping Conditions | Ships at room temperature |
| Storage | Room Temperature |
Applications
- Mosquito and tick vector surveillance
- Insect population genetics and genotyping
- Pathogen and virus detection in arthropods
- Drosophila research
- PCR and microarray analysis
