Antibiotic concentration is critical to use of the time-saving transformation protocol.
Antibiotic | Concentration |
Ampicillin (Ap) | 20 μg/ml |
Kanamycin (Km) | 25 μg/ml |
Tetracycline (Tc) | 7.5 μg/ml |
Chloramphenicol (Cm) | 20 μg/ml |
For plasmid size <6 Kb, the efficiency of kanamycin selection is usually 3~10 times less than the ampicillin selection. For plasmid size > 6 Kb, the efficiency of kanamycin selection is much lower than ampicillin. We suggest using the standard transformation protocol (with heat shock and recovery steps) to enhance the efficiency.