Agarose is a purified linear galactan hydrocolloid isolated from agar or agar-bearing marine algae.
- Allows recovery of active DNA after separation, with minimal inhibition of restriction and ligation enzymes
- Suitable for both analytical and preparative electrophoresis procedures
- Good gel strength and clarity
- Suitable for all general applications
Agarose is useful in separation of nucleic acids electrophoretically because agarose gels have larger pore sizes than cross linked acrylamide gels at low concentrations and in chromatographic separations by either beading the agarose or cross-linking it. Agarose gels are also used in immunoelectrophoresis (IEP) and double-diffusion Ouchterlony plates to demonstrate antibody-antigen reactions.
Grade: Electrophoresis Grade
Suitability: Electrophoresis
Key Applications: Electrophoresis, Nucleic Acid Separation, Restriction Mapping, PCR
Application Areas: Molecular Biology
Research Areas: Cell Biology, Epigenetics & Gene Regulation
Product Type: Biochemicals
Biochemical Category: Agaroses & Acrylamides
Chemical Class: Agaroses & Acrylamides
Density: 1.00 g/mL at 20 °C (Lit.)
Melting Point: 87.3 - 89.5°C
Presentation: White Powder
pH: 5.5 - 7.5(1% aq soln)
Electroendosmosis (-MR): 0.11 - 0.17
Gel Strength: ≥2000 g/cm2 (1.5% gel)
Gel Temperature: 35 - 37°C
Moisture content: ≤5%
Storage & Handling: Store at Room Temperature (15-30°C)