DNA-View System
A Safer Alternative to Traditional Electrophoresis
DNA-View is an innovative system which maximises the efficiency of DNA recovery from Ethidium Bromide and SYBR stained gels by reducing the number of steps involved.
Product Details
Built around the versatile Choice Horizontal Gel system, DNA-View comprises a bluView base station which incorporates the blue LED illuminator and power supply. The base station exactly fits the Choice Gel tank which is supplied with a special lid incorporating a light filter and extractor fan which eliminates condensation to optimise visualisation and resolution during electrophoresis.
For completeness, a selection of combs are included suitable for gel resolution or sample preparation.
Resolution of DNA samples
Simple DNA recovery
Track DNA without harmful UV
Save on time-consuming gel elution techniques
Teaching electrophoresis
Benefits
Convenient
Cost Effective
Applications
Versatile, highly compact,
self-contained systemIntegrated tank, power supply and gel illuminator - saves time and space
Flexible high resolution system – for many different applications
Complete ready-to-use system (excluding chemicals and reagents)
No need for expensive pre-made gels – lab cast gels work perfectly and save you money
Current Choice gel tank users upgrade available
Versatile
Optional Gel Documentation System with 12.1 megapixel digital camera
Resolution of DNA samples
Simple DNA recovery
Track DNA without harmful UV
Save on time-consuming gel elution techniques
Teaching electrophoresis
Safe
Efficient
Safety for users – no dangerous UV
Safety for samples – no mutagenesis of DNA/no compromise on cloning efficiency
Real time visualisation of gel run – no over-runs
Simplifies DNA elution – simple ethanol precipitation from buffer
Additional Information
Traditional electrophoresis methods use a combination of harmful UV light and toxic ethidium bromide to visualise DNA samples in a gel. Intense UV light such as that typically used in transilluminators, can cause skin burns and damage to eyes in a very short exposure time. In addition UV can cause cross-linking of DNA and mutagenesis, thereby reducing cloning efficiency. Ethidium Bromide, though still one of the most widely used DNA stains for electrophoresis, is a known carcinogen and mutagen and should always be used with caution.
Blue LED lights can also be used to cause emission of fluorescence although the wavelength is different to UV, and fluorescence is never as strong as more traditional UV and stain combinations. But with safe proprietary stains, and blue LED illumination, it is possible to visualise DNA gels, without the worry of handling harmful chemicals, or exposure to UV light.
The DNA-View system enables you to do this. What’s more, the DNA-View system enables you to see your samples separating in real time, and it can even be used to simplify sample recovery by using a 2 tier well approach.
