SYBR® Safe DNA Gel Stain

SYBR® Safe DNA Gel Stain is a highly sensitive stain for visualization of DNA in agarose or acrylamide gels. SYBR® Safe stain is specifically formulated to be a less hazardous alternative to ethidium bromide that can be used with either blue-light or UV excitation.

SYBR® Safe stain is supplied as either a concentrate or a ready-to-use solution that can be used like an ethidium bromide solution. The stain is also suitable for staining RNA in gels.

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SYBR® Safe Filter Recommendation

Bound to nucleic acids, SYBR® Safe stain has fluorescence excitation maxima at 280 and 502 nm, and an emission maximum at 530 nm. Stained DNA can be visualized and analyzed using imaging systems equipped with an excitation source in the UV range or between 470 nm and 530 nm.

Better for Your Samples

Improves cloning efficiency when used with blue-light illumination.

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Saves Your Institution Money

SYBR® Safe helps reduce waste storage and disposal costs at your institution.

Less Hazardous

Offers nonhazardous waste status and enables Clean Water Act compliance.

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