Our ready-to-use 15 ml Polycarbonate Vial Sets with Lined Caps are intended for researchers who require sample homogenization for extraction and/or analysis. Polyethylene-lined caps are recommended for wet grinding with buffers (for organic solvents use silicone-lined caps). The vial sets are extremely durable and can be submersed in liquid nitrogen and immediately homogenized, making them ideal for difficult-to-grind samples. Most samples that utilize 15 ml Polycarbonate Vial Sets with Lined Caps are cereal grasses such as corn, oats, sorghum, and winter wheat grains (switchgrass roots, rhizomes and shoots, and dry bean roots.)
Each 15 ml Polycarbonate Vial Set contains:
5 15 ml Polycarbonate Vials
5 Polyethylene-Lined Polypropylene Caps
10 pre-cleaned 7/16” 440C stainless steel grinding balls (2 per vial)
1 foam holder
1 polyethylene storage box
To use, simply detach the lid from the storage box and remove the caps. Add sample and buffer (if desired). Then replace the caps, and place the entire storage box, without the lid, onto the homogenizer platform for ambient processing. (NOTE: Vials should be placed in Cryoblocks for cryogenic grinding).
Sold in cases of ten vial sets (equal to 50 pre-loaded vials). Replacement vials may be purchased separately.
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Citations
Bilbo, T. R., Reay-Jones, F. P. F., Reisig, D. D., Greene, J. K., & Turnbull, M. W. (2019). Development, survival, and feeding behavior of Helicoverpa zea (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) relative to Bt protein concentrations in corn ear tissues. PLoS ONE, 14(8), e0221343. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0221343 (Bt corn hybrids, especially those with pyramided proteins, significantly reduce feeding injury caused by Helicoverpa zea larvae)
Brown, L. K.; Wiersma, A. T.; Olson, E. L. Preharvest Sprouting and α-Amylase Activity in Soft Winter Wheat. Journal of Cereal Science 2018, 79, 311–318. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcs.2017.11.016. (Preharvest sprouting (PHS) significantly increases α-amylase activity in the grains, which negatively impacts the processing quality of the wheat)
Hoffstetter, A. L.; Griffin, D. P.; Brown, L. K.; Alan, J. K.; Olson, E. L. An ELISA Based Method for Quantifying Arabinoxylan in Wheat Flour. Journal of Cereal Science 2018, 79, 148–153. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jcs.2017.10.014. (This method significantly reduces sample processing time and improves accuracy when handling large sample sizes)
Li, X., Sarma, S. J., Sumner, L. W., Jones, A. D., & Last, R. L. (2022). Switchgrass metabolomics reveals striking genotypic and developmental differences in specialized metabolic phenotypes. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 70(26), 8010–8023. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.jafc.2c01306 (The study highlights the presence of diverse specialized metabolites, including terpenoids, polyphenols, and steroidal saponins, which vary in abundance and structure depending on the tissue type and ecotype)
McDowell, R. R. (2024). Characterizing controls of sorghum carotenoid bioaccessibility for vitamin A biofortification (Order No. 31334841). Available from ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global. (3094166530). Retrieved from https://www.proquest.com/dissertations-theses/characterizing-controls-sorghum-carotenoid/docview/3094166530/se-2 (Genotype has a significant impact on carotenoid bioaccessibility, with certain genes and genomic regions being associated with higher bioaccessibility)
Montilla-Bascón, G., Broeckling, C. D., Hoekenga, O. A., Prats, E., Sorrells, M., & Isidro-Sánchez, J. (2017). Chromatographic methods to evaluate nutritional quality in Oat. Methods in Molecular Biology, 115–125. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-6682-0_8 (Development and application of high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) and ultra-performance liquid chromatography/mass spectrometry (UPLC-MS) to accurately quantify and characterize key nutritional compounds in oats)
Newell, M. A., Kim, H. J., Asoro, F. G., Lauter, A. M., White, P. J., Scott, M. P., & Jannink, J. (2013). Microenzymatic Evaluation of Oat (Avena sativa L.) β‐Glucan for High‐Throughput Phenotyping. Cereal Chemistry, 91(2), 183–188. https://doi.org/10.1094/cchem-06-13-0111-r (This technique enables precise and effective assessment of β-glucan levels in oat varieties, which is essential for breeding initiatives focused on enhancing the nutritional value of oats)
Oudman, K. A. (2018). Identifcation, characterization, and management of fusarium root rot pathogens of dry beans in Michigan (Order No. 13423894). Available from ProQuest Dissertations & Theses Global. (2165856995). Retrieved from https://www.proquest.com/dissertations-theses/identifcation-characterization-management/docview/2165856995/se-2 (Fusarium brasiliense is highly aggressive, leading to significant decreases in plant stand and dry mass. Seed treatments reduced the presence of F. brasiliense in taproots, but they did not notably improve overall yield)
