Anyone have experience with Borax Agarose gel electrophoresis for RNA ?

21 August 2013 1 7K Report

I use them for DNA gels regularly. Any precautions for RNA?

http://www.mudphudder.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/jr-brody-and-se-kern-biotechniques-2004.pdf

Hi Norbert,

I guess you might have found the answer to your question by now, but if not, here is a link to another publication from the same authors, for running Tris and MOPS free RNA gels in Borax based buffers, and faster!

Best,

~a.

http://www.biotechniques.com/BiotechniquesJournal/2004/October/Ultra-fast-high-resolution-agarose-electrophoresis-of-DNA-and-RNA-using-low-molarity-conductive-media/biotechniques-117338.html

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