Journal
ANALYTICAL BIOCHEMISTRY
Volume 624, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1016/j.ab.2021.114182
Keywords
DNA extraction; Saliva preservation; Magnetic nanoparticles; Saliva genomics; Microbial DNA; Diagnostics
Funding
- MagGenome Technologies Pvt. Ltd.
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An improved method for DNA extraction from human saliva using uncoated magnetic nanoparticles is described, aiming to address the issues of low efficiency and storage of saliva samples. Additionally, a saliva preservation buffer was developed to ensure stability of saliva samples for up to 160 days at room temperature, with intact quality of genomic DNA.
Introduction of magnetisable solid phase extraction procedures have provided various advantages over spincolumn based extraction techniques. Although certain methods for magnetic bead based extraction of DNA from human saliva already exist, there is still a need to address the inadequate purity profile and low yield which occur due to the inefficiency of extraction methods. Hence, an improved method for DNA extraction from human saliva using uncoated magnetic nanoparticles (MNPs) intended to resolve the issues mentioned above is described here. The uncoated magnetic nanoparticles used in this study facilitate reversible binding of DNA and due to the absence of surface coating the particle size remains small thereby providing higher surface area to volume ratio for binding DNA. Another objective of this study was to develop a saliva preservation buffer (SPB) to solve the major challenges associated with storage and easy transportation of saliva sample at room temperature. Human saliva samples stored in the saliva preservation buffer were stable up to 160 days at room temperature without any bacterial or fungal growth and the quality of genomic DNA was intact.
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