Tabletop Ultracentrifuge
Optima MAX-XP Tabletop Ultracentrifuge, Beckman Coulter
Tabletop preparative ultracentrifuge that separates components of differing densities using high centripetal forces.
Features
- Temperature control: 0°C to 40°C in 1°C increments
- Instrument max speed of 100,000 RPM and max capacity of 64 mL
Applications
- Separation of proteins by ammonium sulfate precipitation and sucrose/glycerol gradients
- Clarification of lysates and homogenates
- Fractionation of lipoproteins by differential floatation and density gradients
- Isolation of subcellular fractions (microsomes, mitochondria, nuclei, membranes, ribosomes) by pelleting
- Isolation of subcellular fractions (chromatin, nucleosomes, microsomes, membranes) by sucrose gradients
- DNA size fractionation in gradients and plasmid purification in CsCl
- Pelleting in CsCl and CsTFA density gradients of RNA
Rotors Available
TLA-100
- Max speed: 100,000 RPM
- Max capacity: 4 mL (20 x 0.2 mL)
- Applications: Rapid pelleting of subcellular fractions, viruses, viral particles; pelleting of proteins, RNA; separation of lipoproteins
TLA-100.3
- Max speed: 100,000 RPM
- Max capacity: 21 mL (6 x 3.5 mL)
- Applications: Rapid pelleting of subcellular fractions, viruses, viral particles, RNA; separation of proteins, lipoproteins, plasmid DNA
Internal Rates
- Unassisted: $18.00/hr
- Assisted: $69.00/hr