Lecture 1 Flashcards

1
Q

Types of pipettes

A

Pasteur

Serological (less contamination)

Transfer (squeezey thing)

Air displacement Pipette (normal one)

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2
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Air displacement puppets have what types of tips

A

Disposable

Need to be tight on the pipette

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3
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What are the steps to using the air displacement pipette

A

Decrease to the required volume

Prepare for aspiration (push to the first stop)

Aspirate sample (keep pipette vertical , keep tip just under surface of liquid)

Dispense Sample (onto the side of the vessel, angle the vessel not the pipette, push down all the way to dispense)

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4
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What are the steps to using the air displacement pipette

A

Decrease to the required volume

Prepare for aspiration (push to the first stop)

Aspirate sample (keep pipette vertical , keep tip just under surface of liquid)

Dispense Sample (onto the side of the vessel, angle the vessel not the pipette, push down all the way to dispense)

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5
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To set the volume on the pipetteman classic what do you do

A

Pass the required volume by 1/3 of a turn then decrease to the required voljme

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6
Q

What is the minimum and max of
p20
P200
P1000

It’s it better to use p20 for 20microl or p200?

A

2-20microl

20-200

100-1000

P20 because the error is less if you use the smaller pipette

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7
Q

1ml of water had mass of

A

1g

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8
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What is a good error

A

+/- 1%

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9
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What is the types of water you can use in measurements

A

Deinoized water

Treated with UV light (destroys the organic compound in the water)

Filtered water (removes particle bigger then 0.1micrometer

Sterilized water (for molecular biology)

Reverse osmosis water

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10
Q

What is a fixed angle rotor

A swing out rotor

A

Types of centrifuge where the tube are at and angle so the pellet forms at the sides

Spin horizontally and The force goes directly down the tubes, pellet forms at very bottom

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11
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What is the equation for force when there is angular acceleration

A

F=mw^2r

W is the angular frequency in radians per second

R is the radius from the centre of rotation

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12
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What is relative centrifugal force

A

Conparing the angular acceleration to gravity

So. : w^2r/g

g is 9.81m/s^2

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13
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What is angular acceleration

A

Since F=ma

And F=mW^2r

a=w^2r

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14
Q

Is it better to use relative centrifugal force or just centrifugal force

A

Relative since the radius is diff across labs

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15
Q

Slide 15 angular acceleration calc

A

Okay

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16
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Why is the force at the top of a fixed angle rotor centrifuge different from the force at the bottom?

A

Because the radius at the top is different than the bottom due to the angle

17
Q

Example of a fixed angle rotor

Give important trait of it

A

SS-34

Angled at 34 degrees

18
Q

What is the pH in cells

A

7.2

19
Q

What do we need to know to make a buffer

A

The buffering soecies

The total concentration of the buffering soecies

The pH

20
Q

Hh equation

A

Pka= ph + log A-/HA

21
Q

Slide 20 calc

A

Okay I’m lab book

22
Q

What are good buffers

A

MES, HEPES, tris

Their pka ranges from 6.15 to 8.3

23
Q

What do buffers actually do

A

The working by gaining or losing protons