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RNAgard® Blood System
• VACUETTE® RNAgard® Blood Tube
• BioMaxi® Blood RNA Purification Kit
Collect, Preserve and Purify RNA in Whole Blood Samples
- Standard venipuncture collection
- Preserve and Maintain Sample Integrity for up to 14 days
- Compatible with all downstream applications
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Preserve RNA Instantly
The RNAgard® Blood System is designed for the collection, preservation and purification of RNA from whole blood samples. The RNAgard® Blood preservative reagent in the VACUETTE® tubes rapidly permeates and lyses cellular structures and membranes to stabilize and protect RNA from degradation. Preservation is effective for up to 14 days at room temperature and 1 month at 4°C.
- Collect, ship and preserve RNA in blood under optimal conditions
- Recover high quality RNA (high MW fragments)
- Recover quantitative RNA (yield)
RNAgard® and BioMaxi® are registered trademarks of Biomatrica. VACUETTE® is a registered trademark of Greiner Bio-One. RNAgard Blood System is for Research Use Only. Not for use in diagnostic procedures.
Product Data
14-day RNA protection at ambient temperatures
click the image to expandFigure 1: Multiple donor comparison of RNAgard Blood Tubes (RGB) versus Competitor P (P) after 14 days of ambient temperature storage. 200ng of RNA is visualized on a 1.2% agarose gel. BioMaxi Blood RNA Purification kit was used for isolating RNA from RNAgard Blood Tubes.
RNA yield from BioMaxi Blood RNA Purification Kit
click the image to expandFigure 2: RNA yield analyzed by UV spectroscopy. RNA amounts are for whole tube (2.5 ml blood) isolating using BioMaxi Blood RNA Purification kit after 14 days of storage at ambient temperature.
Protect RNA instantly at ambient temperatures
click the image to expandFigure-3: Gene expression analysis of blood RNA preservation after 3 and 14 days in RNAgard Blood (RGB). Human blood from 2 healthy donors was collected in RNAgard tubes or competitor’s RNA preservation tubes. RNA was isolated on collection day and after 3 or 14 days of room temperature storage. Top: Representative analysis, for Donor 2, of gene expression profile of more than 47000 transcripts, using the Ilumina Human HT12 Bead Array, for RNA extracted from blood collected in RNAgard Blood or competitor’s Tubes after 3 days (A,C) or 14 days (B,D) of room temperature storage, relative to RNA extracted from freshly collected blood, using RNA isolation methods recommended for each product. Bottom: Table summarizing the microarray results. Displayed are the number of genes with > 2-fold change in expression levels relative to expression levels on the day of blood sample collection.
RNAgard Blood System: Reproducible and Repeatable RNA Purification: RNA Purity (A260/A280)
for 3 Operators (A, B, C)
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Figure-4: RNA purity obtained using the RNAgard Blood System is highly reproducible. Blood was collected from 8 healthy donors. After 3, 7 or 15 days of sample storage, RNA was purified from duplicate samples. RNA purity of each individual sample was determined by UV spectrophotometry (A260/A280). On Day 3, duplicate samples for each donor were purified by 3 different operators showing reproducibility of our system.
Stability of specific RNA transcripts isolated with RNAgard Blood System
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Figure-5: RNAgard Blood Tube maintains unaltered gene expression for 14 days at 18-25°C. Blood from two healthy donors was collected in RNAgard tubes and purified with BioMaxi RNA after the indicated storage time. Gene expression of C-Fos (A) and IL1-β (B), normalized to 18S rRNA, was determined by qPCR at the indicated storage time, relative to day 0 samples.
RNA Stability after 7 weeks at 4°C
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Figure-6: RNA yield of whole blood from 5 different donors was tested using the RNAgard Blood System following storage for 7 weeks at 4°C versus control (Day = 0). Data shows that the quality and yield of RNA following 7 weeks of storage in RNAgard Blood Tubes at 4°C were equivalent to that of RNA purified from whole blood on the day of blood draw.
Product Specifications
- Evacuated, sterile, blood collection tubes (10ml)
- Pre-fill volume (preservative) = 6.65ml
- Blood draw volume = 2.5ml
- Storage temperature = -20°C to 25°C
- RNA preservation at room temperature = 14 days
- For Research Use Only. Not for use in diagnostic procedures.
Ordering
| Catalog No. | Product Description | Size |
|---|---|---|
| 45201-000 | RNAgard® Blood System | 50 reactions |
| 62201-131 | VACUETTE® RNAgard® Blood Tubes | 50-pack |
| 62201-141 | VACUETTE® RNAgard® Blood Tubes | 1200-pack |
| 64201-601 | BioMaxi® Blood RNA Purification Kit | 50 preps |
| RP1-001-FG | BioMaxi® Precipitation Buffer | 50 preps |
| RS1-001-FG | BioMaxi® Resuspension Buffer | 50 preps |