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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 08, 1991
Filed:
Aug. 03, 1989
Francis H Kirkpatrick, Owls Head, ME (US);
Kenneth Guiseley, Union, ME (US);
Richard Provonchee, Camden, ME (US);
Samuel Nochumson, Randolph, NJ (US);
FMC Corporation, Philadelphia, PA (US);
Abstract
Purified agarose suitable for rapid electrophoresis, characterized by a sulfate content of less than 0.2 wt % but greater than zero, a pyruvate content of 0-0.1 wt %, and a nitrogen content of 0-0.02 wt %. Gels prepared from the agarose exhibit a gel strength at 1.0 wt % concentration of at least 1200 g/cm.sup.2, substantial absence of DNA binding in 0.07 M or less tris acetate buffer, and an electroendosmosis (EEO) at 1.0 wt % concentration of 0.05 or less. Agaroses are purified to provide the low EEO material by dissolving agarose or alkali-modified agar in an aqueous medium buffered at a pH of 6.0 to 8.0 and containing no more than 2.0 nM salt as chloride, and precipitating the agarose by contact with a lower alkanol.