We have tested a variety of DNA ladders from different suppliers with GelRed® and GelGreen® with good results. Similarly, any common DNA loading buffers can be used. Band migration problems or smearing or smiling DNA bands are most commonly caused by overloading of ladder. If you are experiencing band migration problems with your ladder, please try reducing the amount of ladder you load. We recommend loading 50-200 ng ladder per lane for GelRed® or GelGreen® precast gels. See the FAQ for smearing or smiling DNA bands for more tips.
Biotium also offers 1 kb and 100 bp DNA ladders in TE buffer or ready-to-use format in loading buffer. Ladders are supplied with a separate tube of 6X DNA Loading Buffer to use with your samples.
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