@article {Jaakola:October 2001:1073-6085:201, author = "Jaakola, Laura", author = "Pirttila, Anna", author = "Halonen, Minna", author = "Hohtola, Anja", title = "Isolation of high quality RNA from bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus L.) fruit", journal = "Molecular Biotechnology", volume = "19", year = "October 2001", abstract = "A simple and efficient method is described for isolating high quality RNA from bilberry fruit. The procedure is based on the use of hexadecyltrimethyl ammonium bromide (CTAB), polyvinylpyrrolidone (PVP), and β-mercaptoethanol in an extraction buffer in order to eliminate the polysaccharides and prevent the oxidation of phenolic compounds. This method is a modification of the one described for pine trees, and yields high-quality RNA suitable for cDNA based methodologies. This method is applicable for a variety of plant tissues.", pages = "201-203(3)", url = "http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/hum/mb/2001/00000019/00000002/art00009" doi = "doi:10.1385/MB:19:2:201" }