Quick-DNA™ Miniprep Plus by Zymo Research

"Very fast and easy to use. Only 15 minutes to get the pure gDNA from tissue samples."

"The Quick-DNA™ Miniprep Plus allows you to obtain a large amount of DNA from your sample with high integrity and at the lowest cost on the market. The format is ideal for a research laboratory, where the amount of samples to analyze is small and does not require special equipment other than a centrifuge and micropipettes."

"This kit was fairly simple to use to purify DNA from our cultured cells "

"Was able to get pure and concentrated DNA which was confirmed using Nanodrop. Interestingly, the kit comes with direct and simplified protocols which makes it a bit more user friendly compare to available kits. I'm also okay with the turnaround time, the best option for laboratories with a high sample volume. The after sales support provided by the distributor makes it more reliable as they are always available for support."

"I have tried a sample pack initially as was my cells were less. Hence, I thought of giving it a shot. But surprisingly it worked very well as it is promised. Now we have ordered the full kit for the rest of the experiments. Thanks to Zymo."

"I get a high concentration of DNA when I use Zymo Research Quick-DNA Miniprep Plus. I've used the kit since 2018 until now, I have already used the kit for more than 1000 samples. And the extracted DNA concentration is always high, compatible for downstream use (like a template for restriction and PCR amplification). The manual protocol of the kit is easy to follow, it's easy to use. The only problem that I get is contamination from RNA and protein, but since the sales distributor in Indonesia gave a helpful solution my problem is solved. So when I want to do DNA isolation from human (blood/tissue) samples I already know what kit I gonna use, absolutely Zymo Research Quick-DNA Miniprep Plus. On the very first try, I also got RNA and protein contamination in my sample, so I contact the sales distributor in Indonesia to get a solution to my problem, they respond to me very well and gave helpful solutions. It's five stars to me about the value of money that I pay for the kit because it can give the best result than another kit from another brand in the same amount of money."

"We used it on our laboratory. Gives excellent results from our DNA sample. Thank you very much."

"The kit is easy to use and give us good results"

"Great results, easy to run for many samples in parallel. Only difficulty with insect tissue is that chitinous tissue can block the column and greatly impact yield."

"This kit is very easy to use and very economical. It gives a good amount of purified gDNA to use for sequencing."

"Very easy to use, small sample input required. Large amount of DNA isolated from small starting amount makes this very useful for both cells and tissue that is limited."

"The value for the money can't be beat. One of the best prices for DNA extraction kits out there! Easy and straightforward to use, with great results. We ordered once when our usual kit from another vendor was out of stock but we have switched completely to Zymo in all of our lab's DNA extraction uses now. Plus the fantastic customer service and fast responses makes us Zymo customers for life!"

"In a genetic study we collect blood sample from more then 200 patients. We always wanted to extract nuclear DNA in one go but failed to achieve the required DNA concentration with different companies available kit. With Zymo kit we achieved high yeild DNA with great quality of bands. No smear found in DNA with high concentration which made our research easy and effective. I will always recommend Zymo based extraction for exome and genome sequencing. In a country like Pakistan where there is minimum level of research projects and funding, Zymo is really cost effective with reproducible results."

"I like “plus” version because it comes with all necessary components including Proteinase K. Overall, it is easy to use and the protocol is straight-forward. But I also wish that the kit includes DNA / RNA shield because it is also essential for good RNA rep."

"It was high quality, easy to use because we used it everyday. and my sample was good results on RFLP PCR."

"Chose Zymo over others because of the ease of lysis in a plate, rather than having to resuspend cells and lyse in a tube. Really simple protocol to follow, just like a mini prep. DNA quality is good and quantity is good - tested for Sanger sequencing of PCR product."

"This product was high quality and easy to use. I have been using this product in our laboratory. "

"The kits are straightforward, easy to use. Most importantly, however, I find that the kits are far cheaper compared to competitors in terms of per amount of resulting DNA - my extraction efficiencies are reliably higher when using the Zymo Miniprep Plus kit."

"Easy to use, good results."

"It was easy to use, but slightly confusing at times. It purified a lot of DNA and was very helpful."

"The kit is very easy to use and has helpful tips that maximize DNA extraction. Unlike other products, it doesn’t have clogging issues when spinning the samples through the column which I have seen with other products."

"This product is so easy to use. It is also a time efficient."

"We got consistent results."

"We do a sampling of families with genetic disorders where there are members of different age groups. In some individuals, we hardly can collect 1 cc of blood. We have used different DNA extraction kits including Sigma, ThermoScientific, and Qiagen. But with Zymo we achieved a good concentration of DNA for Exome and Genome sequencing. The product is cost-effective and very friendly to use."

"My experience on this kit was excellent. Good results. Thank you."

"High-quality DNA purification from cultured cells. Perfect for later PCR use."

"Quick-DNA mini prep kits are our lab's go to product for genomic DNA extraction from stem cells. We've used competitors in the past and the steps are much simpler with this ZYMO kit. The Quick-DNA mini prep kit provides purified contaminate free DNA without fail. The process to use the columns is easy and well outlined in the manual for each sample type (tissue, cells) and new users are able to follow the instructions without additional guidance."

"Easy to use, and high yields of good quality DNA."

"I really loved the kit. It is easy to handle, and the protocol is solid. I mainly use old museum sample for this method. And guess what, these DNA extraction kits yield some amount of DNA from those old specimens. Although it could have been better if the price was not high, but for a compact DNA extraction kit it's reasonable."

"The Quick DNA Miniprep Plus is an easy to use DNA extraction kit with good yield of inhibitor free DNA that is ready for various down stream assays. I love the inclusion of proteinase K in the kit"

"This product is pretty easy to use. It take less time to extract genomic DNA from blood compared to other other kits available. Genomic DNA is of very good quality for using it in any down stream application. Genomic DNA is of high quality. Results are always reproducible, so it's cost effective. So far I need not repeat any of my experiments using genomic DNA."

"I always use this kit for genomic DNA extraction from blood of human clinical subjects. This is very quick and simple to use in a Laboratory, I have 100% success in using that genomic DNA for PCR and using the PCR product for sequencing."

"Worked great for the extraction of DNA from nematodes. Great recovery, great DNA purity. Easy to follow instructions. Convenient procedure."

"Great yield and easy to use!"

"Great yield and easy to use!"

"We used the mini prep and got over 100ug of DNA. It is the cleanest DNA and makes our lives so much easier."

"Works well but needed to optimize the amount of sample loaded. "

"This product is very easy to use for extraction of DNA from human blood in our laboratory and was not expensive."

"Product is easy to use. DNA can be stored or used immediately after being extracted with product. DNA can be used for most experiments such as PCR. Although we have found that we cannot use the DNA for whole genome sequencing purposes. The DNA extractions done using this product are fast and do not take a lot of time. This is very good as you have time to do more work in the lab. The packaging of the product looks amazing. The colours make you want to open the box and get to work. The bright yellow and green are quite inviting."

"Very effective."

"Very easy to use and protocol easy to follow."

"I can get higher concentration DNA solution than Q company products. It makes it easy for me to get clear PCR bands."

"This kit is also used outside of our R&D department due to the speed and quality of end product, we recommend it to the customers who purchase our POC PCR diagnostic products."

"It was very easy to use for extarction of human DNA from blood samples."

"Quick and easy procedure, only approx. 20 min, works perfect with my qPCR kits."

"The Zymo Quick-DNA miniprep kit contained a fast and reliable way to extra plasmid from bacteria with the added benefit of increasing concentration to uL volumes. The low number of different reagents made the process easy and the visual indicator is perfect for those who value time and quality of the plasmid."

"Before ordering a bunch of DNA extraction kits, I compared the results between 2 companies. Zymo had the best yield, precision and accuracy in the target 260/280 ratios. The pricing is also very competitive and the kit is super easy to use!"

"The kit is good to use for extracting DNA from samples. No need for additional solution, same setting for centrifuge. Also, I can order an individual part if it become short. I do not need solution from extracting cultured cells, so I would be happy if you make the kit for tissue and cells separately."

"I love this kit. Its an amazing thing for most labs doing clinical work to help people on a daily basis."

"The kit was easy enough to follow and the results were pretty consistent. The DNA yield was comparable to other companies' products as well."

"Good for isolating and purifying plasmids for C. elegans CRISPR injection (contains an endo-wash buffer step that helps remove toxins). This product is user friendly, quick, and yields good plasmid concentrations in comparison to other products. Value is well worth it."

"Generally easy to use, and good quality DNA. We ran into an issue with columns after purchasing several kits, and Zymo was quick to send us replacement columns for all of the kits in the same lot#."

"I used this kit for the a transgenic zebrafish biosensor project. During my work, I extracted DNA from fins. This kit is quite efficient and gives good yield with good quality DNA. I would use this kit for my future projects as well."

"The kit is easy to use and the manual provides simple and valuable instructions. The quality and yield of DNA obtained is always good and consistent. I use the DNA extracted with the kit for both endpoint PCR and qPCR, besides SNP panel arrays."

"Extracting DNA from blood samples was a breeze and samples can be stored in the lysis buffer very easily for later purification of DNA."

"It was easy to isolate DNA. At a much lower price, the DNA quality and concentration are comparable to the DNA isolated using other commonly used kits."

"We were able to achieve higher yields and higher quality of DNA when compared to the Qiagen blood and tissue kit. The DNA obtained was much better for downstream application, especially NGS. The kit was easy to use, time saving and less expensive than other kits."

"The quickDNA extraction kit is fantastic! I usually run qPCR with the eluted DNA and it gives me fantastic quality and reproducible technical replicates. I would definitely recommend other users always warm up the elution buffer (70C) to increase yields. It definitely makes a difference!"

"The Zymo Quick-DNA Miniprep Plus kit consistently yields high-quality, high-concentration DNA with a very simple, quick protocol. We moved all of our DNA extractions from other vendors' products to this Zymo kit. In addition, if we ever have questions about the kit, the protocol or Zymo products in general, they have superb tech support staff. And their chocolate bar swag is great."

"Works very well for some species, not so good with a few that have secondary compounds."

"I absolutely love Zymo products. This product is quick to use and gives high concentrations of DNA that are actually quite high in quality as well (great 260/280 numbers). I would use this product over any other genomic DNA prep because of how quick it is, and how much DNA I isolate at the end. The DNA works great for gels amongst other downstream applications."

"I have obtained a good quantity and quality of purified DNA, which can be used for further procedures such as PCR, cloning and partial digestion. The DNA is obtained in a short time."

"Consistently high yield from frozen livers. Always high purity."

"This product not only works amazingly, but it's so easy and quick to use! Zymo is always on top of their customer service as well!"

"The kit is one of the fastest and easiest to use gDNA kits available for multiple sample types. From our bacterial cultures, we always get top quality DNA (and lots of it!) from this kit. It is also one of the best single prep prices for gDNA extraction, I am just mad that I didn't switch to this kit sooner!"

"Fast and easy to use. High quality DNA from human blood samples gives reproducible results. The kit can also be used for other sample types like amniotic fluid or chorionic vili."

"The extraction protocol worked perfectly for sometimes difficult samples (presence of iron oxides). Protocol is easy to follow and yields reproducible results."

"I have been using the miniprep kit of another company but I have found this kit from Zymo really useful as it simpfies the addition of buffers which are colored differently unlike their counterparts. The DNA yield I obtain with this kit is usually good."

"Very easy to use the kit to extract bacterial DNA compared to those of other brands. Significantly shortened time required for each extraction, with very comparable DNA concentration results to other brands. Easy to follow protocol with no significant optimization steps required."

"There is always something that looks to the nanodrop like phenol carryover in the final sample"

"Easy to use product, comes with everything you need to do a DnA extractions. Major concern is pricing. Very expensive kit."

"Kit is easy to use and we always get reliable consistent results. It's more affordable than others on the market, so there's no reason not to use this kit."

"Fast and simple. Quick results. Good value overall."

"I used this product for extracting DNA from various types of samples and the results are very good. One kit for all samples within your budget, what else you need. One single kit can be optimized for extracting DNA from different samples including, urine, sputum, blood, FFP, body fluids."

"We are working on different cancer cell lines. The main aim of the work is to do genomic array to find out novel changes and methylation pattern in untreated and treated sample. This work absolutely required good quality of the DNA and we have used Zymo- Quick-DNA™ Universal Kit, which gave very good quality, quantity and reproducible result. When we have reproducible result with regards to the different person handling it would be the best to use to reproduce consistent result. Currently I am struggling to isolate viral RNA from low viral load blood sample. I am going to use Zymo RNA Universal Kit. This kit work very good with cell line and hope this would help in new work as well. Over all Zymo making life easy."

"Very effective with ease of use. Quick and simple protocol. No need for fancy equipment."

"I work with microbes that are slow growers and don't produce much biomass. I tried several DNA extraction kits and all I got was low quality of 2 ng/uL. I tried this DNA extraction kit expecting similar results but I was surprised by the outcome: more than 20 ng/uL and good quality. Since it is advertised as Universal I started testing other type of samples (sand, mud, soil, water) and all results were amazing. High DNA concentrations and good quality. I am encouraging more people in my lab to test this kit and have better DNA. But what I love the most is the quick and effective lysis step. I used to prepare lysis buffers and incubate for hours, but this kit saves me time and also, money. Highly recommended. My next step is to try the RNA extraction kit."

"This kit is very good. It has no issues isolating good quality and quantity of DNA for use in downstream applications like PCR, real-time PCR, and next generation sequencing. Pricing is above other kits, but performance and reliability are worth it."

"The product is very simple to use, and the protocol is very clear and straightforward. It provides great, reproducible results and is our labs "go-to" kit for DNA purification."