AGAROSE TABLETS

Benchmark Scientific - EZ PACK™

Fool-proof, no weighing
Fast dissolving, just two minutes
Environmentally friendly, free of organic solvents
Consistent, reproducible gels
Enhanced resolution and clarity

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Specifications

EZ PACK™ AGAROSE TABLETS

Researchers trust Benchmark’s Agarose LE to meet their electrophoretic needs for a variety of applications. Now the same agarose is available in a convenient, no mess tablet.

Agarose LE is refined in an advanced process that excludes the use of organic solvents. The result is a cleaner end product with significantly reduced environmental impact. The agarose can be used for analyses of nucleic acids from 150 bp to 25kbp, protein electrophoresis and various blotting protocols.

The low EEO of the agarose promotes increased electrophoretic mobility, yielding improved resolution and shorter run times. This also allows macromolecules and larger particles (subcellular fragments, viruses, etc.) to migrate more freely through the gel matrix. The consistently low EEO reduces band distortion (caused by counter flow) that can result from the presence of excessive sulfate-rich negative ions.

The quick dissolving EZ Pack tablet contains 0.5g (500mg) of Agarose LE, eliminating the hands-on time and inaccuracies normally associated with weighing. Use of the tablet is not only convenient and cleaner, it also provides better consistency and reproducibility gel to gel. Gel preparation is simple – add the desired number of tablets to electrophoresis buffer, allow to sit for two minutes and then heat and pour as usual. The resulting gels are highly transparent, have exceptional thermal stability (ensuring safe and easy handling) and exhibit exceptionally low absorption of chemical staining agents.

EZ Pack Agarose Tablets are supplied in convenient blister packs for safe, clean dispensing.

Technical Data
Gel Strength	>=1200g/cm² (1%)
Gel Strength	>=2500g/cm² (1.5%)
Gel Temperature	36°C +/- 1.5°C (1.5%)
Melt Temperature	88°C +/- 1.5°C (1.5%)
EEO (-mr)	<=0.13
Moisture Content	<=10%
Sulfate	<=0.2%
RNase/DNase	None Detected
Protease/Endonuclease	None Detected
Storage Conditions	Room Temperature

EZ Chart
Buffer volume required to achieve desired gel strength:
GEL %	1 Tab	2 Tab	3 Tab
0.8 %	63 ml	125 ml	188 ml
1 %	50 ml	100 ml	150 ml
1.2 %	42 ml	83 ml	125 ml
1.3 %	38 ml	77 ml	115 ml
1.5 %	33 ml	67 ml	100 ml
1.8 %	28 ml	56 ml	83 ml
2.0%	25 ml	50 ml	75 ml