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Each double-stranded cDNA sample was purified by sequential phenol/chloroform extraction (Ambion, Austin, TX) and adsorption to silica (Qiaquick™ kit, Qiagen, Hilden, Germany) according to manufacturers' instructions.
Treatment mixtures contained 25 mg of pure silica sand as a soil surrogate, about 5 mg K 2 FeO 4 , and different amounts of the nitrated organic compound 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene (TNT); amounts of TNT were 5, 10, 15, or 20 mg.
At present, all we know is that silicon transporters and a group of long-chain, polyamine-containing proteins called silaffins, which act as nucleation points for silica deposition, are involved.
After washing, the silica beads were dried and the DNA was then eluted into 100 μl of 1X Tris-EDTA (1% Tris, 0.02% EDTA), pH 8.
After stirring for 12 h at room temperature, the solvent was removed under reduced pressure and the crude product was purified by silica gel column chromatography using chloroform:hexane (8:2) as an eluent to provide 18 in 72% yield [ 31P NMR 105.