Gel Electrophoresis Nucleic Acids

Through its clear presentation of the basic concepts, Gel Electrophoresis: Nucleic Acids breaks new ground by describing the principles of the technique without resorting to complicated protocols and recipes.

Most will agree that gel electrophoresis is one of the basic pillars of molecular biology. This coined terminology covers a myriad of gel-based separation approaches that rely mainly on fractionating biomolecules under electrophoretic current based mainly on the molecular weight. In this book, the authors try to present simplified fundamentals of gel-based separation together with exemplarily applications of this versatile technique. We try to keep the contents of the book crisp and comprehensive, and hope that it will receive overwhelming interest and deliver benefits and valuable information to the readers.

Gel electrophoresis of nucleic acids is the one technique that spans the whole range of molecular biology techniques. The combination of its high resolution and versatility of its applications makes it the one method used by all molecular biologists. This book gives clear, step-by-step protocols for all the important techniques from simple analytical separations of nucleic acids to the latest PCR techniques. Hence it will be essential reading for all those working in the area of molecular biology. The Essential Techniques Series books are designed to provide you with immediate access to the protocols you require every day. These handy pocket-sized manuals are easy to carry around, and conveniently spiral bound making them ideal for lab bench work. Written by experienced laboratory researchers, each book in the Essential Techniques Series gives up-to-date, tried and tested practical information for the life scientist. For each key technique these books: introduce the most commonly used methods, explain the advantages and disadvantages of the methods, and give advice on which procedure to use, provide easy to follow step-by-step protocols, with experimental notes and tips on where to pause, plus information on safety and suppliers.

The first edition, published in 1982, became the standard source of electrophoresis protocols for nucleic acid researchers. This updated edition takes account of the advances made in refining established techniques and details many new techniques, including pulse field electrophoresis, gel retardation analysis, and DNA footprinting. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Various sophisticated techniques such as capillary electrophoresis, pulsed-field electrophoresis, fingerprinting using RFLP and RAPD, DNA sequencing, and mobility shift assay are described here in detail. Leading experts present the required apparatus, appropriate use, preparation of probes, gel staining, interpretation of results, tricks for troubleshooting, manufacturers' addresses, helpful Internet resources, as well as specific applications, e.g. in legal medicine, microbiology and agriculture.

Die Kapillarelektrophorese (CE) ist heute in biochemischen Laboratorien noch nicht als Routinemethode zur DNA-Trennung etabliert, obwohl sie diverse Vorzüge gegenüber den derzeitigen Methoden besitzt. In diesem Band stellen verschiedene Wissenschaftler die theoretischen Aspekte der Trennung von Oligonucleinsäuren mit der CE, die instrumentellen Grundlagen und deren Grenzen und schließlich die praktische Anwendung in der Biochemie und Molekularbiologie vor. This book on capillary electrophoresis is unique in its focus on the separation of nucleic acids. The importance of electrophoretic separation in every molecular biology laboratory justifies this specialization, which is also reflected in the development of instrumentation. This book is aimed to help to implement this rather new and promising technology in the biological laboratories and to help to overcome typical problems that can occur when starting with a new technique. It should also trigger further development in the field. It covers the theoretical background as well as practical examples of usual applications. The authors are all experts in their field, having many years of experience with capillary electrophoresis and their application to nucleic acids.