Protocol: Modified M9 Minimal Media

Purpose: Growth of bacteria at isotope labeled media to obtain proteins suitable for NMR analysis

Notes: when the iron stock starts to precipitate, make a fresh one (tube will turn brownish).

M9 minimal medium

Materials

1 litre medium

100 ml medium

Na2HPO4

6.0 gram

0.6 gram

KH2PO4

3.0 gram

0.3 gram

NaCl

0.5 gram

50 mg

15NH4Cl

2 gram

200 mg

MgSO4 (1M)

2.0 ml

0.2 ml

CaCl2 (1M)

10 ul

1.0 ul

FeSO4 (0.01M)

1 ml

100 ul

13C-Glucose (when doubly labeled)

2.0 gram

0.2 gram

12C-Glucose (when singly labeled)

5.0 gram

0.5 gram

Thiamine (0.5 mg�ml-1)

10 ml

1.0 ml

*Micronutrients (1000x)

1.0 ml

100 ul

*Vitamin Supplements (1000x)

1.0 ml

100 ul

*Chlorophenicols (1000x)

1.0 ml

100 ul

*Note: if expression is good you can substitute these ingredients with 100X Eagle Base vitamin solution from SIGMA

Micronutrients stock (1000x)

Materials

1000x stock concentration

Ammonium molibdate

3�10-6 M

Boric acid

4�10-4 M

Cobalt chloride

3�10-5 M

Copper sulphate

1�10-5 M

Manganese chloride

8�10-5 M

Zinc chloride

1�10-5 M

Vitamin Supplements stock (1000x)

Materials

1 litre

100 ml

D-Biotin

1.0 g

100 mg

Choline Chloride

0.5 g

50 mg

Folic Acid

0.5 g

50 mg

Myoinositol

1.0 g

100 mg

Nicatinamide

0.5 g

50 mg

Panthotenic Acid

0.5 g

50 mg

Pyridoxal HCl

0.5 g

50 mg

Riboflavin

50 mg

5 mg

Thiamine HCl

0.5 g

50 mg

Store in aliquots at –20� C and protect from light.