Could you please explain why in the DNA wash steps (18-23) you...

Feb 20, 2012
protocol Protocol: DNA Extraction from Dried Plant Tissues Using 96-well Format (cTab Method)
Could you please explain why in the DNA wash steps (18-23) you are using acetate salts in addition to ethanol? I have checked the paper by Saghai-Maroof and they too explain nothing about it.
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Yongxian Lu Author Answered Feb 22, 2012

Carnegie Institution for Science

Frankly i don't know why sodium-acetate is added to wash DNA, but my guess would be it is in order to get pure DNA by removing metabolites
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