E-Gel
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Power Snap Electrophoresis System User Guide
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SYBR
™
Gold II Gel Stain
SYBR
™
Gold II
gel stain has been specifically developed for E-Gel
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EX, E-Gel
™
SizeSelect
™
II and
E-Gel Go! agarose gels. This gel stain has high sensitivity, with detection down to 0.5 ng/band of
DNA. This fluorescent nucleic acid stain can be viewed by blue light transilluminator, significantly
reducing DNA damage that can reduce cloning efficiency.
Disposal
Dispose E-Gel
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EX, E-Gel
™
SizeSelect
™
and E-Gel
™
Go! agarose gels as hazardous waste in the
same manner as ethidium bromide containing gels. Contact your safety office or local municipality
for appropriate disposal in your community.
Spectrum
When bound to nucleic acids, the proprietary nucleic acid stain in E-Gel
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EX, E-Gel
™
SizeSelect
™
and E-Gel
™
Go! agarose gels has fluorescence excitation maxima at 490 nm, and an emission
maximum at 522 nm (see figure below).
Normalized fluorescence excitation and emission spectra of proprietary DNA gel stain in E-Gel
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EX, E-Gel
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SizeSelect
™
and E-Gel
™
Go! agarose gels, determined in the presence of DNA.
Visualization
For quick visualization and documentation of SYBR
™
Gold II stained E-Gel
™
agarose gels use
E-Gel
™
Power Snap Camera.
Alternatively, use a blue light transilluminator or a standard UV transilluminator.