agarose

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agarose (plural agaroses)

A polymeric cross-linked polysaccharide extracted from the seaweed agar; used to make gels that are used in electrophoresis.

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Applications An agarose gel with bands of DNA stained with ethidium bromide and visualized under UV light on a UV Transilluminator. Source: Internet

Another setup commonly used for measuring chemotaxis and chemokinesis utilizes the under-agarose cell migration assay, whereby a layer of agarose gel is placed between a cell population and a chemoattractant. Source: Internet

Digital image of 3 plasmid restriction digests run on a 1% w/v agarose gel, 3 volt/cm, stained with ethidium bromide. Source: Internet

Gels made from purified agarose have a relatively large pore size, making them useful for separation of large molecules, such as proteins and protein complexes >200 kilodaltons, as well as DNA fragments >100 basepairs. Source: Internet

Agar consists of a mixture of agarose and agaropectin. Source: Internet

A layer of agarose gel is placed between a cell population and a chemoattractant. Source: Internet

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