Q: Gel extraction procedure

[Guy Hermans]

In article <3467FEC1.779A at medcn.umontreal.ca>, tremblgu at medcn.umontreal.ca
wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> I am using a kit for gel extraction of DNA bands. This kit, although
> packaged in a beautiful box, has low yields and I am now inclined to
> throw this box away - even though it has so nice colors. I wish they 
> put their effort on something else than the packaging.
>         So does anyone have a clean method to do gel extracts that have good
> yields, some kind of an old fashion way that would be clean enough for
> blunt-ended ligations? Or even a kit with high yields and an ugly
> packaging?
> 
> Thanks in advance and have good experiments (without kits).
> 
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> Guy Tremblay
> Universite de Montreal
> tremblgu at magellan.umontreal.ca

Hi I use a gelpurification kit of GENOMED and am satisfied with it, its
one of the cheapest ones on the market. As disadvantage the box is ugly:
pink and black.

Best regards

Niels Hellings
Dr L willems instituut
Belgium

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