Timeline for How long can I store extracted RNA?
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| Oct 28, 2013 at 16:38 | answer | added | user137 | timeline score: 1 | |
| Nov 7, 2012 at 7:09 | answer | added | Raju R Yadav | timeline score: 3 | |
| Jun 10, 2012 at 11:39 | vote | accept | Rik Smith-Unna | ||
| Feb 28, 2012 at 2:01 | answer | added | user560 | timeline score: 9 | |
| Feb 10, 2012 at 19:49 | comment | added | jp89 | If you're worried about freeze/thaw cycling, aliquot them into multiple tubes -- that way you only thaw what you need to use. | |
| Feb 10, 2012 at 14:17 | history | tweeted | twitter.com/#!/StackBiology/status/167975534226182145 | ||
| Feb 10, 2012 at 14:12 | comment | added | Mad Scientist | I'd guess that this will depend heavily on the purification of the sample, pure RNA (no Mg2+ e.g) can be stored for a very long time at lower temperatures. Pure RNA in water can be stable for months at 4°C. Freezing and thawing RNA can affect the folding (for RNA with important tertiary structure) as I have observed. | |
| Feb 10, 2012 at 12:36 | history | asked | Rik Smith-Unna | CC BY-SA 3.0 |