Name: DNA Clean & Concentrator-500
SKU: D4031
Availability: InStock

<h2>What are DNA Cleanup Kits?</h2>
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DNA cleanup kits purify and concentrate pre-extracted or pre-amplified DNA by removing enzymes, salts, organic solvents (phenol, chloroform), unincorporated nucleotides, RNA, detergents, and other contaminants from DNA solutions using silica-membrane spin columns with a bind-wash-elute protocol. Unlike PCR cleanup kits that are specifically optimized to remove primers and dNTPs from PCR reactions, DNA cleanup kits accept broader input chemistries - including post-phenol-chloroform extraction DNA, genomic DNA in high-salt lysis buffers, restriction digest reactions, and dilute DNA solutions requiring concentration - and elute DNA in minimal volumes (as little as 6 ul) for immediate use in downstream applications. Use a DNA cleanup kit whenever your DNA preparation contains inhibitors incompatible with downstream enzymatic reactions, when residual phenol must be removed, or when dilute DNA must be concentrated into a small volume.
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<h2 dir="ltr">What you will find:</h2>
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DNA Clean &amp; Concentrator&trade; (DCC): Efficient spin-column systems (5, 25, 100, 500 preps) created to concentrate low-concentration DNA into ultra-pure, transfection-quality volumes.
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Genomic DNA Clean &amp; Concentrator: Tailored procedures for extracting large templates while maintaining genomic integrity for long-read sequencing uses.
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Select-a-Size DNA Clean &amp; Concentrator&trade;: Tailored systems for the recovery of size-specific fragments, efficiently eliminating adapter dimers and non-target amplicons.
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ZR-96 DNA Cleanup Systems: Scalable 96-well and MagBead configurations designed for high-throughput, automated processes while ensuring reproducibility-validated outcomes.
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<h2>How to Choose a DNA Cleanup Kit</h2>
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Capacity and Input Volume
Zymo DNA Clean &amp; Concentrator kits are available in formats matched to DNA input mass: DCC-5 (&lt;=5 ug input, elute &gt;=6 ul), DCC-25 (&lt;=25 ug input, elute &gt;=25 ul), DCC-100 (&lt;=100 ug input, elute &gt;=25 ul). Choose the format whose maximum capacity exceeds your expected DNA input by at least 2-fold to avoid column overloading, which reduces yield and purity. For genomic DNA preparations from tissue (typically 5-30 ug), DCC-25 or DCC-100 is appropriate.
Minimum Elution Volume and Concentration
For maximum DNA concentration, Zymo DCC-5 elutes in 6 ul - the industry minimum for standard silica columns. If the input volume is 500 ul (1 ng/ul) and the elution is 6 ul, the final concentration reaches approximately 80 ng/ul (assuming 95% recovery), a concentration suitable for transfection, electroporation, and microinjection.
Size Selectivity
Standard DNA cleanup kits retain all DNA &gt;=100 bp. If size selection is also required, use gel extraction (for specific band isolation) or AMPure XP beads (for size-range selection by bead: volume ratio adjustment) rather than a standard cleanup kit.
Post-Phenol-Chloroform Cleanup
For DNA recovered from phenol-chloroform extraction, add 5 volumes of binding buffer and 2 volumes of 100% ethanol to the aqueous phase before column loading. The organic solvent in residual phenol or chloroform does not significantly impair column binding at these dilutions. Multiple column reloads allow processing of large aqueous-phase volumes through a single column.
RNase A Treatment for DNA-Only Preparations
For gDNA preparations that must be RNA-free for optical mapping or certain long-read sequencing library kits, add RNase A (100 ug/ml) to the DNA solution, incubate at 37 degrees C for 10 minutes, then proceed directly to DCC cleanup. The RNase digestion products are removed during the wash steps.
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<h2>Specifications Context</h2>
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Zymo DNA Clean &amp; Concentrator kits use a single-buffer system with Zymo-Spin column technology and recover DNA from PCR, enzymatic reactions, phenol-chloroform extractions, and dilute solutions. DNA is eluted in volumes as small as 6 ul, providing up to 80-fold concentration from 500 ul inputs. The kits remove enzymes, proteins, salts, organic solvents, dyes, unincorporated nucleotides, primers, and other small molecules, delivering DNA ready for restriction digestion, ligation, sequencing, Southern blotting, transfection, and long-read library preparation. DNA cleanup and concentration are standard workflow steps in genomics laboratories at Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Vanderbilt University, and MD Anderson Cancer Center, where removing trace inhibitors from gDNA before library preparation significantly improves NGS library complexity and uniformity.
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DNA Cleanup Kits

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DNA Clean & Concentrator-500

DNA Clean &amp; Concentrator-500 D4031 by Zymo Research purifies and concentrates up to 500 µg of DNA from large-scale restriction digests, crude preparations, and high-mass PCR reactions in under 20 minutes, with 70–95% recovery for 50 bp–10 kb fragments. 10 preps per kit.

DNA Clean & Concentrator-500

SKU : D4031