The invention belongs to the field of
molecular biology method and relates to a
reagent composition for separating
total RNA in a
plant or a
microorganism and a preparation method thereof. The high quality
RNA can be obtained after a simple extraction by
chloroform while guanidinium
isothiocyanate and
phenol are regarded as main components, positive ions are provided by NaCl, MgCl2 and the like, and a solution pH is stabilized by a
sodium acetate-
acetic acid buffer
system.
Glycogen serving as a
nucleic acid precipitant is added in the
RNA extraction
reagent in the invention, so that the
reagent disclosed by the invention, in comparison with reagents of the same type, greatly improves
precipitation efficiency of the
nucleic acid and also can efficiently separate the
nucleic acid component which has a very low content in a
tissue sample. Therefore, the nucleic acid
precipitation process can be finished in a short period, the
precipitation process at -20 DEG C for hours is avoided, and
operating time is shortened greatly. The method is rapid as well as efficient and has wide applicable samples; and the reagent composition disclosed by the invention is cheaper than commercial
TRIzol reagents. The disadvantages of high sample selectivity, fussy operation and relatively low efficiency of the traditional method are overcome. The operation is more flexible; and the sample after being homogenized can be stored at -20 DEG C and then used for the
RNA extraction.