- agarose gel electrophoresis
- a type of gel electrophoresis with agarose as the support medium; used extensively to separate proteins, lipoproteins, nucleic acids, and other substances.
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Agarose gel electrophoresis — is a method used in biochemistry and molecular biology to separate DNA, or RNA molecules by size. This is achieved by moving negatively charged nucleic acid molecules through an agarose matrix with an electric field (electrophoresis). Shorter… … Wikipedia
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Gel electrophoresis — apparatus – An agarose gel is placed in this buffer filled box and electrical field is applied via the power supply to the rear. The negative terminal is at the far end (black wire), so DNA migrates toward the camera. Classification… … Wikipedia
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Gel electrophoresis — The process in which molecules (such as proteins, DNA, or RNA fragments) can be separated according to size and electrical charge by applying an electric current to them while they are in a gel. The current forces the molecules through pores in a … Medical dictionary
Temperature gradient gel electrophoresis — (TGGE) and Denaturing Gradient Gel Electrophoresis (DGGE) are forms of electrophoresis which use either a temperature or chemical gradient to denature the sample as it moves across an acrylamide gel. TGGE and DGGE can be applied to nucleic acids… … Wikipedia
Native Gel Electrophoresis — is a technique used mainly in protein electrophoresis where the proteins are not denatured and therefore separated based on their charge to mass ratio.The two main types of native gels used in protein electrophoresis are polyacrlylamide gels and… … Wikipedia
gel electrophoresis — noun : electrophoresis in which molecules (as proteins and nucleic acids) migrate through a gel and especially a polyacrylamide gel and separate into bands according to size * * * Biochem. a technique for separating protein molecules of varying… … Useful english dictionary
Gel electrophoresis — Électrophorèse sur gel L électrophorèse sur gel est une variante de l électrophorèse de zones. Très utilisée en biochimie ou en biologie moléculaire, cette technique d électrophorèse permet de séparer des molécules en fonction de leur taille… … Wikipédia en Français
