An alternative tracking dye for gel electrophoresis

Current Science

Volumn 94, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 765-767

  Siva, R ^a   Mathew, Githin J ^a   Venkat, Abhishek ^a   Dhawan, Chetan ^a  

^a VIT UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Annatto; Bromophenol blue; Gel electrophoresis; Tracking dye

Indexed keywords

BIXA ORELLANA;

EID: 42149112841     PISSN: 00113891     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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