The characterization of a new size-sieving polymeric matrix for the separation of DNA fragments using capillary electrophoresis
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Published on: June 1, 2017
1College of William and Mary, Department of Chemistry, Williamsburg, VA 23187, USA.
Abstract:
A low-viscosity, polysaccharide matrix (TreviSol-CE [TS-CE], Trevigen, Inc., Gaithersburg, MD, U.S.A.) has been characterized experimentally in capillary electrophoresis for the separation of DNA fragments. The mass fraction (%) of the matrix in buffer solution and the applied field strength may be varied according to the size of DNA fragments to be separated. The use of tris-phosphate-EDTA (TPE) buffer at pH 7, instead of the more commonly used tris-borate-EDTA (TBE) and tris-acetate-EDTA (TAE) buffers at pH 8.3, provides higher separation efficiency in conjunction with this matrix and simultaneously preserves the internal coating of the capillary for high run-to-run reproducibility. In comparison with other commercially available DNA separation matrices for CE, TS-CE provides enhanced separation ability of DNA fragments greater than 600 base pairs (bp) in length and lower UV absorbance background for enhanced detectability.
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