GelStain – GS101

GelStain

GelStain is the perfect and safe alternative to ethidium bromide staining of DNA or RNA during agarose el electrophoresis. It is a sensitive, stable and safe staining reagent for DNA/RNA. This DNA/RNA stain uses the same wavelength as ethidium bromide (EtBr), and it is more sensitive than EtBr.

Advantages of using GelStain

• No toxicity: made of a unique mixture of hydrophobic macromolecules. GelStain does not penetrate cell membranes.
• High sensitivity: provides high sensitivity, detecting low amounts of DNA or RNA (10-20 ng).
• Exceptional stability: can be heated or microwaved.
• Signal to noise ratio: strong fluorescent signal from samples, weak from background.
• Like EtBr, GS101 can be used before electrophoresis or after electrophoresis. No destaining is needed.
• No optical setting change: standard EB filter and SYBR filter can be used.

Concentration

10,000x (can be used at 1x or 0.5x final concentration)

Excitation Wavelenght spectrum

Excitation spectrum of GelStain Lot 17419: Red line is 10-fold more diluted than purple line. Lot 17128: Black line is 10-fold more diluted than purple line.

Emission Wavelenght spectrum

Storage

at 4°C in the dark for one year

Manual and datasheet:

GS101 GelStain