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GENERAL BIOTECHNOLOGY LABORATORY

Students learning the basic modules of biotechnology at the degree level need to be acquainted with routine biological instruments and their applications in macromolecular analysis. At TSBS, the General Biotechnology Laboratory is the process centre for budding biotechnologists at the degree and post-graduate degree levels. The following instruments are providing support to the biotechnology experiments-

LIST OF MAJOR EQUIPMENTS

Sl  NO Name of the Equipment Quantity Make Model Specification
1 SPECTROPHOTOMETER (UV-VIS) 1 SYSTRONICS TYPE 108 Complete mirror optics with 1200 grooves/mm grating Czerny-Turner mount.Wavelength length- 200-900 nm.Readout- digital counter, 0.2 nm increments.Accuracy- +_0.5nm.Spectral bandwidth-  better than 200-900 nm.

Photometric range- 0-2.000 Abs, 0-1999 concentration units, 0-100.0/transmittance, Dimensions- 800mmX 400mmX 300mm, power req. 230V, 50Hz

2 BINOCULAR RESEARCH MICROSCOPE 10 OLYMPUSMAGNUS MLXB Microscope stand with quadruple nose piece low drive mechanical stage, constant voltage illuminator base. Binocular inclined observation head, mechanical stage with right hand low drive controls, substage condensers, blue filter Achromatic objective 4X, 10X, 40X, 100X oil immersion
3 MONOCULAR RESEARCH MICROSCOPE 2 LABOSCOPE
4 DIGITAL WATER BATH 1 SATYAM Temperature Range up to 100C. 13L x 10W x 4H
5 VORTEX MIXER 2 REMI MODEL-101 Light duty-cup type for tubes & small vials
6 MAGNETIC STIRRER WITH HOT PLATE 4 REMI Model-2MLH Capacity- 1 ltr
7 DIGITAL pH Meter 3 SYSTRONICS MKVI
8 SPECTROPHOTOMETERVISIBLE RANGE (old ones) 2 SYSTRONICS Model-106 4 digital displays for transmission, Abs, Concentration and K factor.Wavelength range- 340-960 nm.Wavelength readout- 5nm step.Optics- 600nm lines/mm grating based monochromator. Light source- tungsten halogen lamp with wide range silicon photo diode and two position holders for 10mm cuvette
9 SPECTROPHOTOMETERVISIBLE RANGE (new ones), Microcontroller based 2 SYSTRONICS Type- 169 4 digital displays for transmission, Abs, Concentration and K factor. Wavelength range- 320-990 nm. Optics- 600nm lines/mm grating based monochromator.. Light source- tungsten halogen lamp with wide range silicon photo diode and two position holders for 10mm cuvette
10 CLINICAL CENTRIFUGE 2 REMI R4C Upto 8000 rpm
11 COLORIMETER 1 SYSTRONICS MODEL-113
12 MICROTOME 1 SIPCOM MODEL-1110
13 DIGITAL TOP LOADING ELECTRONIC PRECISION BALANCE 1 SHIMADZU
(ELB-300)
ELB 300 Weighing capacity- 300 gmsMinimum display- 0.01gmsSd- less than 0.01gmLinearity errors- +0.02gmStability of sensitivity (5 to 350c) 10ppm/0c

Dimensions- 185*215*55mm

LIST OF EXPERIMENTS CONDUCTED

Sl. No. Title
1 MICROSCOPY, MICROTOMY AND HISTOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES
2 MEASUREMENT OF PH, BUFFER AND DETERMINATION OF PKA VALUE
3 DETERMINATION OF ABSORPTION MAXIMA OF GIVEN CHEMICALS
4 VALIDATION OF BEER’S LAMBERT’S LAW
5 QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS  OF LIPID, CHOLESTEROL, NUCLEIC ACIDS, PROTEINS, AMINOACIDS  AND SUGAR
6 QUANTITATIVE ESTIMATION OF GLUCOSE
7 PAPER CHROMATOGRAPHY
8 THIN LAYER CHROMATOGRAPHY
9 ENZYME ASSAYS
10 STUDY OF MITOSIS AND MEIOSIS
11 IMMOBILIZATION OF ENZYMES AND WHOLE CELLS
12 PRODUCTION OF ALCOHOL USING SUITABLE SUBSTRATE
13 BLOOD FILM PREPARATION AND IDENTIFICATION OF CELLS
14 IMMUNODIFFUSION
15 DEMONSTRATION OF APOPTOSIS
16 PREPARATION OF METAPHASE CHROMOSOMES
17 PEDIGREE ANALYSIS OF BLOOD GROUP IN A FAMILY
18 PREPARATION OF STANDARD CURVE OF BSA BY BIURET METHOD
19 MODEL PREPARATION OF GLUCOSE, SUCROSE, FATTY ACIDS, AMINO ACIDS, NITROGEN BASES, NUCLEOSIDES AND NUCLEOTIDES.
Beyond Syllabus Experiments
1 Separation of Leukocytes by Dextran Method
2 PCR amplification of scoC gene and analysis using Agarose Gel Electrophoresis
3 Isolation and Purification of Membrane Proteins
4 Expression analysis of antimicrobial peptide genes by PCR