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Bromphenol blue
About
Bromphenol blue is a size marker used in agarose gel electrophoresis[1] that does also work as a pH indicator. Below pH=3.0 it is yellow and blue-purple at more basic pH. Its specific band depends on the gel concentration:[2]
% Agarose | bp |
---|---|
0,7 | 1000 |
1 | 500 |
2 | 150 |
3 | 50 |
Application
References
[1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bromophenol_blue
[2] http://openwetware.org/wiki/Bromophenol_blue