Cellular Compartments

New! To our portfolio, Zymo Research

Zymo Research is a globally established biotechnology company and industry leader in the fields of epigenetics, microbiomics and the emerging Next-Gen Sequencing space. With international facilities and a global distribution network, Zymo Research enables researchers in academia and the biomedical field to make cutting-edge discoveries all over the world. While the company provides some of the most technologically advanced products in the industry, everything is driven by the fundamental belief that "the beauty of science is to make things simple."

"The beauty of science is to make things simple"

Their vision is to have a positive impact on the biomedical field and to contribute to the greater good of humanity and their mission is to provide the most reliable, innovative, and valuable biomedical tools and services to the customers through research and strategic development.

Most popular products

Sample Collection and Stabilization

DNA/RNA Shield™

• Nucleic acid preservation (at ambient temperature; cold-free).
• Pathogen inactivation (bacteria, fungus, parasites & viruses).
• Streamlined purification (no reagent removal, universally compatible, automatable).

DNA/RNA Shield™ Collection Devices

Blood Collection Tube
Evacuated blood tube (16 x 100 mm) filled with 6 ml of DNA/RNA Shield™ for the direct collection of 3 ml whole-blood (human or animal).

Fecal Collection Tube
15 ml container (prefilled with 9 ml DNA/RNA Shield™) for the direct collection of up to 1 gram and/or 1 ml stool. Collection spoon is included in the container screwcap.

Microbe & Tissue Lysis Tubes
2 ml collection tube (prefilled with 1 ml DNA/RNA Shield™) and BashingBeads™ for the collection and homogenization of microbial or tissue samples.

Swab and Collection Tube
5 ml screwcap container (12 x 80 mm) filled with 1 ml DNA/RNA Shield™ and a sterile swab for specimen collection.

RNA Purification

Direct-zol™ RNA Miniprep Kit

• Easy Handling: No phase separation or precipitation steps.
• NGS-Ready: Ultra-pure RNA without phenol carryover. No DNA contamination (DNase I included).
• Non-Biased: Complete RNA recovery without miRNA loss.

Quick-RNA™ Miniprep Plus Kit

• Broad Range: Extract total RNA (including small/micro RNAs) from any sample.
• DNA-Free: Genomic DNA removal column and DNase I included.
• NGS-Ready: RNA is ready for all downstream applications including Next-Gen Sequencing, RT-qPCR, hybridization, etc.

RNA Clean up

RNA Clean & Concentrator™-5

• NGS-Ready: RNA is ready for all downstream applications including Next-Gen Sequencing, RT-qPCR, hybridization, etc.
• Ultra-Pure: Eliminate contaminants and inhibitors in 5 minutes.
• Maximum Recovery: Recover >90% and elute in as little as 6 μ

DNA/RNA Co-Purification

Quick-DNA/RNA™ Miniprep Plus

• Highest Yields: Efficient isolation of genomic DNA and total RNA (including miRNA) from any sample source.
• NGS-Ready: DNA/RNA is ready for all downstream applications including Next-Gen Sequencing, RT-qPCR, hybridization, etc.
• Single-Cell Detection: Ready for high sensitivity assays down to a single-cell (6 µl elution volume).

DNA Genomics DNA Isolation

Quick-DNA™ Miniprep Plus Kit

• Quick & Easy: Simple 20 minute procedure.
• Highest Yield: Recover 3x more DNA.
• Ultra-Pure: Ready for qPCR, Next-Gen Sequencing, arrays, etc.

Quick-cfDNA™ Serum & Plasma Kit

• High Processing Volume: Purify ≤ 10 ml of serum or plasma and elute with 35 µl.
• Highest Yields: Consistently purify > 30% more cfDNA.
• Ultra-Pure: Ready for qPCR, Next-Gen Sequencing, etc

DNA Clean-Up & Gel DNA Recovery

DNA Clean & Concentrator® -5 Kit

• Fast & Simple: Clean and concentrate DNA in 2 minutes.
• Highly Concentrated: Elute in as little as 6 µl.
• Ultra-Pure: Ready for Next-Gen Sequencing, PCR, ligations, etc.

Zymoclean™ Gel DNA Recovery Kit

• Superior Yields: Recover 80% of DNA from agarose gels.
• Highly Concentrated: Elute in as little as 6 µl.
• Ultra-Pure: Ready for Next-Gen Sequencing, PCR, ligations, etc

DNA Plasmid DNA Purification

ZymoPURE™ Plasmid Kits (Mini, Midi, Maxi, Giga)

The EZ-Load™ technology replaces slow gravity flow columns with rapid binding and
washing using a vacuum or centrifuge. The EZ-Elute™ system makes time-consuming
alcohol precipitation steps obsolete by enabling elution of highly concentrated plasmid
DNA from a spin-column using a microcentrifuge. The EndoZero™ Spin-Column removes endotoxins with a simple 1 minute spin.

• Fastest: Simple 20 minute Midi/Maxipreps.
• Highest Yield: 6x more plasmid.
• Ultra-Pure: EndoZero™, vaccine grade, and transfection ready

E. coli Competent Cells

Mix & Go!™ Competent Cells (DH5 Alpha)

• Simple 20 Second Transformation: No heat shock! Just add DNA and spread.
• High Transformation Efficiencies: Achieve 108 – 109 transformants per µg of plasmid DNA.
• Versatile: Excellent for general cloning, blue-white screening, and plasmid isolation.

Microbiomics Microbial Analysis

ZymoBIOMICS® Microbial Community Standard

• Microbiome Standard: Mock microbial community of well-defined composition.
• Identify Bias: Contains both tough-to-lyse and easy-to-lyse organisms.
• Accurate Characterization: Ideal for validation, optimization, and quality control of complete microbiome workflows.

ZymoBIOMICS® Microbial Community DNA Standard

• Microbiome DNA Standard: Eight bacteria and two yeast genomes.
• Identify Bias in Library Prep Methods: The DNA has a wide GC range of 15% - 85%.
• Accurate Composition: Ideal for validation, optimization, and quality control of microbiome workflows.

ZymoBIOMICS® DNA Miniprep Kit

• Microbiomics-grade DNA Extraction: Unbiased cellular lysis for accurate microbiome measurements and certified low bioburden.
• Ultra-pure: Inhibitor-free DNA from any sample that is ready for qPCR, NGS, etc.
• Simple 20 Minute Workflow: No precipitations or lengthy incubations.

Quick-DNA™ Fecal/Soil Microbe Miniprep Kit

• Boost Your Detection: Included BashingBeads™ ensure complete lysis of tough-to-lyse samples.
• Inhibitor-Free: Ready for qPCR, Next-Gen Sequencing, arrays, etc.
• Simple Workflow: Lyse, purify on column, and filter to remove PCR inhibitors.

Quick-16S™ NGS Library Prep Kit

• Fast & Simple: Only 1.5 hours of hands-on time. No TapeStation® analyses or AMPure® clean-ups.
• Accurate: Real-time PCR reduces PCR chimera formation by up to 10 times.
• Increased Coverage: Novel primers increase phylogenetic coverage of bacteria and archaea, enabling species-level resolution for human microbiome profiling.

Epigenetics

EZ DNA Methylation-Lightning® Kit

• Streamlined Process: Ready-to-use conversion reagent is added directly to DNA. Purified bisulfite converted DNA in < 1.5 hours.
• High-Quality: Bisulfite-converted DNA has > 99.5% conversion efficiency with reduced fragmentation.
• NGS-Ready: Low DNA input requirement makes it ideal for preparing whole genome or targeted enrichment bisulfite libraries for methylation analysis

ChIP DNA Clean & Concentrator® Kit

• Fast: Two-minute DNA clean-up from any step in a standard ChIP protocol.
• High-Quality: Ultra-pure, concentrated ChIP DNA can be eluted in as little as 6 μl.
• Ready to Use: DNA is ideal for PCR, arrays, DNA quantification, Southern blot analysis, sequencing, and other molecular applications.

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