The novel Corona Virus Disease (COVID-19) is a respiratory disease caused by the novel SARS-CoV-2. The widespread transmission of the virus has led to WHO terming it as a Global Pandemic. Research units all across the globe are trying to understand various aspects of the virus its genetic makeup, its mode of entry into human cells and its interaction with cellular organelles. This would help in developing effective cures and vaccines for the disease. Genetic studies about the SARS-CoV-2 include an analysis of the nucleic acid content of the virus, determining its similarity and differences from other viruses, etc. Agarose gel electrophoresis is a powerful tool for analysing nucleic acids. DNA ladders are molecular size markers which are used as standards during electrophoresis. 100 bp DNA Ladder from Takara includes 10 fragments between 100 bp and 1 kb in multiples of 100 bp and an additional fragment at 1.5 kb. All other fragments appear with equal intensity on the gel except the 500 bp stand which contains triple the mass of the other fragments and acts as a visible reference indicator. All DNA fragments are double stranded. This product also contains a 6X gel loading buffer.

Product specifications:

Product name: 100 bp DNA Ladder

Brand: Takara

Catalogue number: 3407A

Concentration of DNA fragments: 50 ng per band/5 L loading volume

Quantity: 500 L

Storage: -20C