abstract |
A new method of simultaneous and separate extraction of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) and ribonucleic acid (RNA) from a biological sample, indifferently from fresh, frozen, fixed or autoptic tissue with a weight no less than 5 mg. The main steps of the method are: l/ sample lysis in a solution composed of a caotropic agent (urea or guanidine salt), a ionic detergent (SDS or SLS), a proteolytic enzyme (proteinase K, trypsin, chymotrypsin, pepsin or pronase), a reducing agent (β-mercaptoethanol or dithiothreitol); 2/ deproteination; 3/ precipitation of RNA from aqueous phase; 4/ precipitation of DNA from organic phase. The invention includes an extraction kit for nucleic acids, also of viral origin. |