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ELIYAH A. TABILOG
Gel electrophoresisof nucleic acids
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is an analytical technique used to separate DNA or RNA fragmby size and reactivity. Nucleic acid molecules which are to be anare set upon a viscous medium, the gel, where an electric field the nucleic acids to migrate toward the anode, due to the net necharge of the sugar-phosphate backbone of the nucleic acid cha
WHAT is
Nucleic acid electrophoresis?
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Nucleic acidsare biopolymers, or large biomolecules, essentall known forms of life. Nucleic acids, whichinclude DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) and RNA (ribonucleicare made from monomers known as nucleotides.
WHATIS NUCLEIC ACID
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How fast will the DNA migrate?
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Power
DNA
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Size of DNA
Conformation of DNA
Concentration of ethidium bromide
Gel concentration
Applied Electric field
actors a!ecti"g migratio" of"ucleic acids
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Agarose gel electrophoresis
is a method of gel electrophoresis used in biochemistry, mbiology, genetics, and clinical chemistry to separate apopulation of DNA or proteins in a matrix of agarose.
Pulsed field gel electrophoresis
is a technique used for the separation of large deoxyriboacid (DNA) molecules by applying to a gel matrix an electrthat periodically changes direction.
Si#e of DNA
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The conformation of the DNA molecule can significantly affemovement of the DNA.
Supercoiled DNA moves faster
Relaxed DNA move slow
Co"formatio" of DNA
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Circular DNA are more strongly affected by ethidium bromidconcentration than linear DNA if ethidium bromide is presengel during electrophoresis.
Increasing ethidium bromide intercalated into the DNA canit from a negatively supercoiled molecule into a fully relaxed then to positively coiled superhelix at maximum intercalation
Agarose gel electrophoresis can be used to resolve circular Dwith different supercoiling topology.
Co"ce"tratio" of Ethidium $rom
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The concentration of the gel determines the pore size of the gwhich affect the migration of DNA.
Increasing the agarose concentration of a gel reduces the migspeed and improves separation of smaller DNA molecules,
%el co"ce"tratio"
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At low voltages, the rate of migration of the DNA is proportithe voltage applied.
For optimal resolution of DNA > 2kb in size in standard gelelectrophoresis, 5 to 8 V/cm is recommended.
Applied Electric &eld
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