Cost-Effective Procedure of Agarose Gel Recycling

Authors

  • Hamid Mustafa Assistant Professor, Department of Livestock Production, University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore-Pakistan
  • Adeela Ajmal
  • Noor- ul- Ain
  • Muhammad Thair Khan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.37628/ijaba.v1i2.38

Keywords:

agarose, DNA, RFLP, recycle

Abstract

Agarose gel electrophoresis is a commonly used technique in various areas of biotechnology. This pretentious but specific analytical procedure is used in research, biomedical, and forensic laboratories. Agarose gel recycling is a realistic approach for molecular genetic studies. Reuse of agarose gel for daily routine experiments to save money due to limited financial resources for research. This practice satisfies a need to control expenses. Recycled agarose can be used for the examination of genomic DNA, PCR-RFLP analysis, or other applications in which no further manipulation of the DNA is necessary. Here, we report a simple but improved recycling method, which is comparatively similar to fresh agarose gel.

Author Biography

  • Hamid Mustafa, Assistant Professor, Department of Livestock Production, University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore-Pakistan
    Department of Livestock Production, University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore-Pakistan

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Published

2016-03-21

Issue

Vol. 1 No. 2 (2015)

Section

Articles