Commercial house: Agilent
Unit: 1
Location: Room 312
The Agilent 2100 Bioanalyzer is a microfluidics-based platform for sizing, quantification and quality control of DNA and RNA. After loading the sample on the Agilent chip of choice, the sample moves through microchannels and sample components are electrophoretically separated. Smaller fragments migrate faster than the large ones. The fluorescent dye molecules intercalate into DNA or RNA strands. They are then detected by their fluorescence and translated into gel-like images (bands) and electropherograms (peaks).
The Genomics facility offers you the possibility of ordering your tests to verify the quality of your RNA. For use it, you only have to bring your samples and in a short space of time you will receive a file with the results. We have specific applications available for total RNA, messenger RNA and RNA marked with Cy5.
