Centrifugation
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Centrifugation is a procedure that uses centrifugal force to separate mixtures. Denser components move away from the axis of rotation while less dense components move towards the axis. The document discusses the principles, types (low speed, high speed, ultracentrifuges), applications, and techniques (preparative, differential, density gradient) of centrifugation. It provides details on rotor types, speeds, uses for separating organelles, macromolecules, and more. Diagrams illustrate basic centrifuge components and a table compares characteristics of different centrifuge types.
Centrifugation
- 1. Student Name: Sageer Abass Rather M. Sc-Biotech (1st Semister) Topic: Centrifugation
- 2. Centrifugation • Bibliography • Its Principle • Applications of Centrifugations Types of Centrifuges & Its Uses & Characteristics • Instrumentations for Centrifugation
- 3. Centrifugation is a procedure that involves the use of centrifugal force for the sedimentation of mixture with a centrifuge used in industry and in laboratory settings. More dense components of the mixture move away from the axis of the centrifuge while less dense components of the mixture move towards the axis
- 4. A particle whether it is a precipitate a macromolecule or a cell organelle is subjected to a centrifugal force when it is rotated at a high rate of speed. The centrifugal force F is denoted by equation F=mω2 r Where F= intensity of the centrifugal force m= effective mass of the sedimenting particle ω= angular velocity of rotation r= distance of the migrating particles from the central axis of rotation A more common measurement of F in terms of the earths gravitation force , g, is relative centrifugal force, RCF its defined by RCF = (1.119 x 10-5 (rpm)2 (r) This equation relates RCF to revolutions per minute of the sample . Equation dictates that the RCF on a sample will vary with r, the distance of the sedimenting particles from the axis of rotation . The RCF value is reported as “ a number times gravity ,g .”
- 5. A laboratory tabletop centrifuge. The rotating unit, called the rotor, has fixed holes drilled at an angle (to the vertical). Test tubes are placed in these slots and the motor is spun. As the centrifugal force is in the horizontal plane and the tubes are fixed at an angle, the particles have to travel only a little distance before they hit the wall and drop down to the bottom. These angle rotors are very popular in the lab for routine use.
- 6. The basic centrifuge consists of two components one is Electric motor with drive shaft to spin the sample and a Rotor to hold tubes or other containers of the sample. A wide variety of centrifuges are available ranging from a low speed centrifuge used for routine pelleting of relatively heavy particles. There are three types of centrifuges 1.Low –speed centrifuges . Its also called as clinical centrifuge. >> The common centrifuge has a maximum speed in the range of 4000 to 5000 rpm with RCF value approx. up to 3000Xg. These instruments usually operate at low temperature with no means of temperature control of the samples. >> Two types of rotors fixed angle and swinging bucket may be used in this instruments. continue….
- 7. >> Low speed centrifuges are especially useful for the rapid sedimentation of coarse precipitates or red blood cells. >> The sample is centrifuged until the particles are packed into a pellet at the bottom of the tube. The upper liquid portion, the supernatant, is then separated by decantation. 2. High Speed Centrifuges: >> High speed centrifuges for more sophisticated biochemical applications. Higher speeds and temperature control of the rotor chambers are essential. >> Rotor chambers in most instruments are maintained at or near 40 C. Three types of rotors are available for high speed centrifugation. a. Fixed Angel rotor. b. Swinging –bucket rotors c. vertical rotor >> High speed centrifuges are used to sediment >Cell debris after cell homogenization. >Ammonium sulfate precipitates of proteins and cellular organelles such as chloroplasts, mitochondria and nuclei.
- 9. 3. Ultracentrifuge s: >> The most sophisticated of the centrifuges are the ultracentrifuges because of the high speeds attainable intense heat is generated in the rotor so the spin chamber must be refrigerated and placed under high vacuum to reduce friction. >> it is a high speed centrifuge that has fixed head rotors .It is mainly used in separation of lipoproteins .since the separation is long process there is generation of heat and thus are provided with internal cooling system. >> Ultracentrifuges can be used both for preparative work as well as for analytical. Preparative models its primarily used for separations and purification of samples for further analysis and analytical models which are designed for performing physical measurements on the sample during sedimentation.
- 11. Types of Centrifuges & applications Types of centrifuge Characteristic Range of Speed (rpm) Low Speed High Speed Ultracentrifuge 1-6000 1000-25,000 20-80,000 Maximum RCF (g) 6000 50,000 6,00,000 Refrigeration some Yes Yes Pelleting of cells Yes Yes Yes Pelleting of nuclei Yes Yes Yes Pelleting of organelles No Yes Yes Pelleting of ribosomes No No Yes Pelleting of Macromolecules No No Yes Applications
- 12. Preparative Techniques Centrifuges in undergraduate biochemistry laboratories are used most often for preparative – scale separation . This technique is quite straightforward consisting of placing the sample in a tube or similar container inserting the tube in the rotor and spinning the sample for a fixed period. The sample is removed and the two phases ,pellet and supernatant may be separated by careful decantation further characterization or analysis is usually carried out on the individual phases . This technique called as velocity sedimentation centrifugation, separates particles ranging in size from coarse precipitates to cellular organelles .
- 13. In this process a tissue is first Homogenised to break the cell membranes and mix up the cell contents. The homogenate is then subjected to repeated centrifugations. Each time removing the plat and increasing the centrifugal force. Finally purification may be done through equilibrium sedimentation and the desired layer extracted for further analysis . Separation is based on size and density, with larger and denser particles pelleting at lower centrifugal force. Although the technique is similar to preparative differential centrifugation but the goal of an experiment is to measure the sedimentation coefficient of the particle
- 14. A procedure for separating particles such as viruses or ribosome or molecules such as DNA in which the sample is placed on a preformed gradient such as sucrose or cesium chloride. Upon centrifugation either by rate zonal or equilibrium procedures, the macromolecules are 'banded' in the gradient and can be collected as a pure fraction . Density gradient centrifugation permits the separation of multicomponent mixtures of macromolecules and the measurement of sedimentation coefficient . Two methods are used zonal centrifugation in which the simple is centrifuged in a preformed gradient and isopycnic centrifugation in which a self generating gradients forms during centrifugation.
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