Safe-Red Gel

Product Description

Safe-Red™ Gel is a safe, improved formulation of nucleic acid stain for agarose gel electrophoresis. Safe-Red™ Gel directly replaces toxic Ethidium Bromide and eliminates its associated contamination risks with glassware, gel apparatus and environment.

Features

• Easy to Use: Provided as a 10,000X stock and compatible with both UV light and blue light
• Superior: Compatible with downstream applications such as cloning and sequencing
• Stable: Store at room temperature (18-25°C)
• Sensitive:  Detect as little as 0.6-1 ng of DNA per gel band with minimal background fluorescence
• Safe: Non-carcinogenic

Performance Data

Fig.1 Two-fold serial dilution of abm's Plus Opti-DNA Marker using Ethidium Bromide (left) and Safe-Red Gel (right) in a 1% sgarose gel in TAE buffer under UV illumination.

Fig.2 Absorbtion and emission spectrum for Safe-Red Gel.