GelRedTM Nucleic Acid Gel Stain, 1
Quality level: 200
Use: mL enough for 100 mini-gels
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Concentration: 10,000 × in DMSO
Storage temperature: −20 ° C
General description
SYBR Green I is an asymmetric cyanine stain, which is used to detect nucleic acids. It consists of an N-alkylated benzothiazole or benzoxazole ring system, which is linked by a monomethine bridge to a pyridinium or quinolinium ring system. SYBR Green I binds to the minor groove of the dsDNA and is excited at a wavelength of 480 nm. It has a fluorescence emission peak of 520 nm.
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SYBR Green I nucleic acid gel staining has been used for real-time PCR quantification and flow cytometry.
SYBR Green I Nucleic Acid Gel Stain has been used to:
- dsDNA quantification
- to stain DNA in the polymerase chain reaction (PCR)
- for kite test technique
- to assess the integrity of the sperm membrane
A proprietary asymmetric cyanine stain that is an ultrasensitive stain for post-electrophoresis staining of dsDNA in agarose or polyacrylamide gels. SYBR Green I can also be used to detect ssDNA and RNA in denaturing agarose/formaldehyde and polyacrylamide/urea gels without any pre-wash step, although sensitivity is lower (approximately 100 to 300 pg per band using 254 nm epi-illumination). SYBR Green II is recommended for ss-DNA and RNA.
SYBR Green I stain has been shown to be much less mutagenic than ethidium bromide in Ames tests. SYBR Green I is also a very sensitive stain for oligonucleotides, allowing the detection of as little as 1-2 ng of a synthetic 24-mer on a 5% polyacrylamide gel, which has a sensitivity 50-100 times greater than that obtained with ethidium bromide. SYBR Green I staining of agarose gels does not interfere with nucleic acid transfer to membranes or subsequent hybridization in Southern or Northern blot analysis as long as 0.1% -0.3% SDS is included in the prehybridization and hybridization buffers to remove the dye.
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Storage and stability
Store the product at –20 ° C. The diluted staining solution can be stored, protected from light, at 2–8 ° C for several weeks or at room temperature for 3–4 days.
Legal information
- US Patent No. 5,436,134. Licensed by Molecular Probes, Inc.
- SYBR is a registered trademark of Life Technologies
