Description
Cationic detergent cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB) is used to liberate and complex with total cellular nucleic acids. This buffer contains 2% w/v CTAB, 20 mM EDTA. Na 2H O, 1, 4 M sodium chloride and 100 mM tris. Effective for removing polysaccharides, phenolic compounds and other enzyme inhibiting contaminants found in plant cells in the supernatant.