A3054

Agarose

For pulsed field electrophoresis sample preparation

• Synonym(s): 3,6-Anhydro-α-L-galacto-β-D-galactan
• CAS Number: 9012-36-6
• EC Number: 232-731-8
• MDL number: MFCD00081294
• UNSPSC Code: 12352201
• PubChem Substance ID: 24890482
• NACRES: NA.21

Properties

• biological source: algae (red)
• form: powder
• technique(s): electrophoresis: suitable
• impurities: ≤10% water
• EEO: ≤0.10
• transition temp: gel point ≤30 °C
• anion traces: sulfate (SO₄^2-): ≤0.15%
• foreign activity: DNase and RNase, none detected
• InChI: 1S/C24H38O19/c25-1-5-9(27)11(29)12(30)22(38-5)41-17-8-4-36-20(17)15(33)24(40-8)43-18-10(28)6(2-26)39-23(14(18)32)42-16-7-3-35-19(16)13(31)21(34)37-7/h5-34H,1-4H2/t5-,6-,7+,8+,9+,10+,11+,12-,13+,14-,15+,16-,17-,18+,19+,20+,21-,22+,23+,24+/m1/s1
• InChI key: MJQHZNBUODTQTK-WKGBVCLCSA-N

Description

Application

Especially formulated for preparing chromosomal DNA samples prior to pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE). Making gel plugs for the separation of high molecular weight DNA helps prevent shearing encountered during conventional isolation. Cells can be lysed and the DNA digested with restriction endonucleases while imbedded in agarose plugs.

Analysis Note

The following is a list of properties associated with our agaroses:
Sulfate content - used as an indicator of purity, since sulfate is the major ionic group present.
Gel strength - the force that must be applied to a gel to cause it to fracture.
Gel point - the temperature at which an aqueous agarose solution forms a gel as it cools. Agarose solutions exhibit hysteresis in the liquid-to-gel transition - that is, their gel point is not the same as their melting temperature.
Electroendosmosis (EEO) - a movement of liquid through the gel. Anionic groups in an agarose gel are affixed to the matrix and cannot move, but dissociable counter cations can migrate toward the cathode in the matrix, giving rise to EEO. Since electrophoretic movement of biopolymers is usually toward the anode, EEO can disrupt separations because of internal convection.

Safety Information

• Storage Class Code: 11 - Combustible Solids
• WGK: WGK 1
• Flash Point(F): Not applicable
• Flash Point(C): Not applicable
• Personal Protective Equipment: dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves