RedView™ DNA Gel Stain

RedView™ is a sensitive, and stable fluorescent nucleic acid stain designed to replace the highly toxic ethidium bromide (EtBr) for detection of dsDNA, ssDNA or RNA in agarose and polyacrylamide gels. This single stain gives more sensitive detection of dsDNA, ssDNA and RNA than EtBr. Gels can be post-stained or alternatively the stain can be added to agarose gels during gel casting. RedView™ has similar excitation and emission spectra with EtBr, and is compatible with EtBr imaging system. The gel stain is provided as a 10,000X concentrated solution that can be diluted 10,000 times for use in precast gel staining or 5,000 times for use in post gel staining. Gel staining with RedView™ is compatible with downstream applications such as gel extraction and cloning. The dye is efficiently removed from DNA by phenol/chloroform extraction and ethanol precipitation.