Assessment of corn starch as substitute for agarose in DNA gel electrophoresis

Assessment of corn starch as substitute for agarose in DNA gel electrophoresis

Abstract Objective The use of agarose in nucleic acid electrophoresis is the gold standard. However, agarose is very expensive and not readily available in resource limited developing countries like Ghana. Hence, finding a more affordable and readily available alternative to agarose will be a major...

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Main Authors: Francis Tanam Djankpa, Gideon Akuamoah Wiafe, Bernard Ntim Boateng, Korantema Mawuena Tsegah, Samuel Essien-Baidoo, Mark Bilinyi Ulanja, Kwame Ofori Affram, Abdala Mumuni Ussif, Desmond Owusu Agyeman, Gabriel Asante
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-02-01
Series:BMC Research Notes
Subjects:
Electrophoresis
Gel
DNA
Corn
Starch
Agarose
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13104-021-05483-1

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13104-021-05483-1

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