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== Tests and Results ==
== Tests and Results ==
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=== Glycogen Assays ===
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===Cellulolysis device===
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* [[Team:Edinburgh/Results/Glycogen1|Glycogen Assay 1 (Qualitative)]]
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* '''''cenA''''' (endoglucanase) and '''''cex''''' (exoglucanase): Biobricks made, but encountered problems when adding ribosome binding site.
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* [[Team:Edinburgh/Results/Glycogen2|Glycogen Assay 2 (Qualitative)]]
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* '''''bglX''''' (beta glucosidase): Biobrick made.
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* [[Team:Edinburgh/Results/Glycogen3|Glycogen Assay 3 (Quantitative)]]
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* '''''P<sub>cstA</sub>''''' (promoter): Biobrick made and tested - successful.
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** [[Team:Edinbrugh/Results/PcstA-xylE|''P<sub>cstA</sub>'' promoter assay with ''xylE'' as repoter]]
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=== Promoter Reporter Assays ===
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=== Glycogenesis device ===
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* [[Team:Edinbrugh/Results/PcstA-xylE|''P<sub>cstA</sub>'' with ''xylE'' as repoter]]
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* '''''glgC''''' and '''''glgC16''''' (ADP-glucose pyrophosphorylase, responsible for rate limiting step in glycogenesis): Biobricks made and tested - successful.
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** [[Team:Edinburgh/Results/Glycogen1|Glycogen Assay 1 (Qualitative)]]
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** [[Team:Edinburgh/Results/Glycogen2|Glycogen Assay 2 (Qualitative)]]
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** [[Team:Edinburgh/Results/Glycogen3|Glycogen Assay 3 (Quantitative)]]
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=== Starch synthesis device ===
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* '''''su1''''' and '''''iso2''''' (isoamylases): Work in progress - to be continued in an undergraduate honours project.
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===Lycopene generator ===
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* '''''dxs+crtE+crtB+crtI+crtY''''': Work in progress - encountered problem at final step.
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===Limonene synthase device===
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* '''''dxs+LIMS+appY''''': Biobrick made - still being tested (last test failed to detect limonene synthesis).

Revision as of 20:43, 27 October 2008

Contents

Tests and Results

Cellulolysis device

  • cenA (endoglucanase) and cex (exoglucanase): Biobricks made, but encountered problems when adding ribosome binding site.
  • bglX (beta glucosidase): Biobrick made.
  • PcstA (promoter): Biobrick made and tested - successful.

Glycogenesis device

Starch synthesis device

  • su1 and iso2 (isoamylases): Work in progress - to be continued in an undergraduate honours project.

Lycopene generator

  • dxs+crtE+crtB+crtI+crtY: Work in progress - encountered problem at final step.

Limonene synthase device

  • dxs+LIMS+appY: Biobrick made - still being tested (last test failed to detect limonene synthesis).