SOC

Summary
SOC Medium. Used in Bacterial Transformation.

Ingredients

 * SOB
 * 20 mM glucose

Protocol

 * 1) Follow directions to make 1 liter of SOB media
 * 2) After cooling medium to less than 50&deg;C, add 20 ml filter sterilized 20% glucose solution

Source
Adapted From:

F. Ausubel et al., Short Protocols in Molecular Biology (John Wiley & Sons, ed. 4, 1999) pg. A1-36

Trivia
The "C" in SOC supposedly stands for catabolite repression due to the added glucose.