Merck, A9414-100G, Agarose, low gelling temperature

Agarose is a component of agar that is naturally found in the cell wall of red algae. It is hydrophilic and has a high gelling property. It is most commonly employed for gel electrophoresis, to form porous gels to analyze DNA, RNA, or proteins by size. When a voltage is applied to the system the charged nucleic acids migrate through the agarose gel and are separated by size. The stability and gelling properties of agarose make it versitile and it can be used for many other applications in research such as, plaque and comet assays, and even as a scaffolding agent to name a few.