Hello,
I perpared Agarose gel preapred with EtBr (1ul/ml). And I forgot to over it with foil. So it has been exposed to light approximatly 7 to 8 hours while it is in 1X TAE .I am wondering does the acativity of EtBr will go or I can use it still?
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Posted 04 August 2009 - 07:50 AM
Volga, on Aug 4 2009, 05:27 PM, said:
Hello,
I perpared Agarose gel preapred with EtBr (1ul/ml). And I forgot to over it with foil. So it has been exposed to light approximatly 7 to 8 hours while it is in 1X TAE .I am wondering does the acativity of EtBr will go or I can use it still?
Thanks
Volga
I perpared Agarose gel preapred with EtBr (1ul/ml). And I forgot to over it with foil. So it has been exposed to light approximatly 7 to 8 hours while it is in 1X TAE .I am wondering does the acativity of EtBr will go or I can use it still?
Thanks
Volga
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Posted 04 August 2009 - 04:57 PM
Unless it has been exposed to a lot of UV the gel should be fine. Your biggest problem will be the diffusion of bands after sitting static for so long.
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Posted 04 August 2009 - 05:15 PM
I have DNA run on gel previous day.
I checked the gel under UV transilluminator , still I can see the DNA glowing . So I thought gel is still normal. And used it for further experiments.
I checked the gel under UV transilluminator , still I can see the DNA glowing . So I thought gel is still normal. And used it for further experiments.
