Application
Chelex® 100 sodium form has been used: for the extraction of DNA from bee samples to remove from cigarette smoke extract (CSE) and study the effects of hepcidin expression in the murine lungsto extract DNA from bacterial cultures
Chelex is used in affinity chromatography, protein chromatography, chelating resins, affinity resins and core bioreagents.
Biochem/physiol Actions
Chelex® 100 is a styrene-divinylbenzene copolymer containing paired iminodiacetate ions, which act as chelating groups in binding polyvalent metal ions. It is considered a weakly acidic resin. Chelex acts as a chelating resin that is used in DNA extraction from forensic samples, such as hair, bloodstain cards, and buccal swabs.
Legal Information
Chelex is a registered trademark of Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc.
Other Notes
Product is autoclavable in sodium form. It has a maximum operating temperature of 75°C and is not soluble in water.
Packaging
25, 50, 100, 500 g in poly bottle
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