Fermenting Innovation: Yeast Research Tools

Zymo Research has developed a range of innovative yeast technologies to fit your research needs, from plasmid recovery to highly efficient transformations.

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Upgrade Your Yeast Transformations

Prepare highly competent yeast cells that can be used immediately or frozen for later use in just 3 easy steps with premade buffers.

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Transforming Agriculture & Therapeutics: The Roots of Plant Synthetic Biology

Learn how groundbreaking advancements in plant synthetic biology are revolutionizing agriculture to address environmental, therapeutic & economic challenges.

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Zymoclean: Recover Highly Concentrated DNA from Gels in Minutes

Simple and efficient solutions for isolating up to 10 µg of highly concentrated, ultra-pure DNA from agarose gel excisions using Zymo-Spin technology.

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Fermenting Innovation: Yeast Research Tools

Upgrade Your Yeast Transformations

Transforming Agriculture & Therapeutics

Zymoclean: Recover Highly Concentrated DNA from Gels in Minutes

Built by Researchers, For Researchers

From Zymo Research's inception, our approach to yeast solutions has been to fulfill the needs of researchers. Zymo's enduring commitment to quality has earned researchers' trust and our innovative yeast technologies remain highly cited for downstream applications such as protein expression, metabolic & strain engineering, bioremediation, and therapeutics. Experience what nearly thirty years of dedicated yeast research can do for you.

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Zymolyase Ultra: Unveiling the Revolution of Yeast Lysis

Delve into the complexities of yeast cell walls, learn about different lysis methods, and discover the potential of the new Zymolyase Ultra enzyme across diverse scientific and industrial applications.

How to Maximize Yeast Transformation Efficiency

Discover some of the top tips to transform popular yeast strains efficiently and overcome common challenges associated with permeating the fungal cell wall.

The Sun Rises in the Yeast

Read on to learn how the origin of Zymo Research began in 1994 when a virologist's disappointment with a broken-down centrifuge led to the company's pioneering role in yeast research technologies.

5 Unique Ways to Transform Yeast

This blog highlights several yeast transformation techniques, providing considerations and suggestions for selecting the best method depending on your desired application.

Cutting-Edge Mosquito Management

Preventing mosquito bites is imperative to controlling diseases such as malaria and Zika virus. Read on to discover how genetically engineered yeast strains can serve as vessels for insecticide production.

Rewriting the Genetic Code

Explore the future of genetics and learn how researchers successfully developed a cost-effective chromosome synthesis method that leverages natural components in yeast cells.

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Solutions for Yeast Research

Yeast Transformation

Robust & Easy Solutions

Yeast Reagents & Enzymes

Specialized Chemicals to Enhance Yeast Research

Plasmid Purification

Recover Ultra Pure, High-Yield Plasmid in Minutes

DNA Extraction

Industry-Leading Kits and Technology

DNA Clean-Up & Concentration

Achieve Unrivaled Purity and Concentrations

Competent Cells

Competent Cells for Cloning and Protein Expression

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Our Gift to You! Happy Holidays from Zymo

This December, Zymo Research is celebrating 30 years of innovation & passion with special promotions for our valued customers!

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    • 20% OFF when you purchase eligible products from any two categories.
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Featured Technologies

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Lytic Enzymes

Zymolyase

Efficient Enzymatic Digestion of Yeast and Fungal Cell Walls

Convenient and optimized format for fungal cell wall digestion that is suitable for spheroplasting, transformation, and protein purification.

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Plasmid Purification

Zymoprep Yeast Plasmid Miniprep Kits

Quickly and Easily Rescue Plasmid from Yeast

Simple solution for easily isolating high-quality plasmid DNA from yeast using Zymolyase & alkaline lysis.

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Yeast Transformation

Frozen-EZ Yeast Transformation II Kit

Prepare Highly Competent Yeast Cells in Less than 10 Minutes

Simplified protocol for transformation of a variety of fungal species with circular or linear DNA.

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DNA Extraction

Quick-DNA Fungal/Bacterial Kits

Quickly Extract Total DNA from Tough-to-lyse Fungi and Bacteria

Simple and rapid isolation of DNA from tough-to-lyse fungi, as well as Gram (+/-) bacteria, algae, and protozoa.

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Competent Cells

Mix & Go! Competent Cells

Simple 20 Second E. coli Transformations

E. coli transformation without the need for heat shock, lengthy incubations, or outgrowth procedures. Just add DNA and spread on plate.

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Plasmid Purification

ZymoPURE Plasmid Miniprep Kit

Purify Up to 100 µg of Transfection-Grade Plasmid with a Miniprep

Simple spin-column purification of highly concentrated transfection-grade plasmid DNA from up to 5 ml of E. coli culture.

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NGS Services

Comprehensive Microbiome Analysis Services

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OEM & Custom Solutions

Your OEM & Custom Solutions Partner

Zymo Research experts work closely with you to facilitate your custom manufacturing needs and bring your vision to life with ISO 9001 and ISO 13485 capabilities.

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