If DNA gel documentation is important to you, you should consider the Odyssey® Fc Dual-Mode Imaging System. This system now offers you the advantage of imaging DNA gels stained with ethidium bromide (EtBr), SYBR® Safe, and many other DNA stains using the 600 nm channel. How about that for multi-functionality?!
DNA or nucleic acid gel documentation is a common technique performed in the lab. Ethidium bromide is a common DNA stain. But, like many, if you are using SYTO® 60 as a near-infrared fluorescent DNA stain, then you can image your nucleic acid gel in the 700 nm channel of the Odyssey CLx, Odyssey Sa, OR Odyssey Fc Imager.
The detection sensitivity and lower limit of detection for SYTO 60 with any of these Odyssey imaging systems has proven to be better than with ethidium bromide detected with either a Polaroid camera or a CCD imaging system.
Don’t believe it? Check the data below, we think you may like what you see.
In the figure below, DNA Gels imaged on the Odyssey Fc using ethidium bromide, SYBR Safe, and SYTO 60. The ethidium bromide gel was also documented using Polaroid to show the comparison.
Here are some handy technical notes on DNA gel documentation:
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