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Digoxigenin Labelled Probes - Digoxigenin is another chemical derived from plants and used for non radioactive labelling of probes. An antibody associated with an enzyme (anti digoxigenin alkaline phosphatase conjugate) is used for the presence of digoxigenin.

The probe may be labelled with digoxigenin-11-dUTP supplied with digoxigenin kit (these kits are available from any commercial firm, e.g. Boehringer Mannheim). The labelled and denatured probe may be used for hybridization with denatured DNA on Southern blots or for in situ hybridization.

After hybridization the membrane or slide may be washed and the membrane or the slide is transferred into in to detection buffer containing 20 micro g/ml of antidigoxigenin fluorescein and 5% (w/v) BSA (bovine serum albumin).

The system is incubated for that 37°C, and then the membrane slide washed in detection buffer three times (8 min each at 37°C). Alkaline phosphatase activity can be detected using 0 .17 mg/ml BCIP (5-bromo-4-chloro-3 indolyl phosphate) and 0.33 mg/ml NBL (nitroblue tetrazolium) as dye substrate