i searched all the biology textbooks i could find and cannot seem to find the answer. please help asap
2007-09-23 13:13:20 · 2 answers · asked by ... 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
The most effective way is to take your cells (i.e. beef, or maybe even a mouse) and grind them up as much as possible with a blender. Centrifuge several times to separate the components of the cell until you have your organelles.
2007-09-23 14:02:58 · answer #1 · answered by Jin 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This article says: "To extract mitochondria for their study, the team delicately ground up the heart muscle tissue with a homogeniser and dissolved away the toughest tissue with enzymes; then, they released the mitochondria from the cell fragments and put them in a nourishing solution. "
(Though I wouldn't consider that to be a set of instructions to follow.) http://jeb.biologists.org/cgi/content/full/210/12/i-a
You might try this set of instructions, though the first section looks as though it requires a kit. http://carbon.cudenver.edu/~bstith/mitoprotocol.pdf
2007-09-23 13:39:29 · answer #2 · answered by ecolink 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋