Cracking buffer recipe
Cracking buffer recipe


10% (w/w) sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS)5.0ml 2%
0.1% crystal violet1.0ml 0.004%
Ficoll2.5g10%
Tris (3M, pH 8.8)
(36.3g Tris + 3.7ml con HCl + 68.9ml H2O)
0.5ml 0.06M
0.1M Na3EDTA0.5ml0.002M
distilled water16.0ml


Borate cracking buffer - no reactive amines

10% (w/w) sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS)5.0ml 2%
0.1% crystal violet1.0ml 0.004%
Ficoll2.5g10%
0.1M Borax5ml 0.02M
0.1M Na3EDTA0.5ml0.002M
distilled water10.0ml