Description
Glycogen, Molecular Biology Grade, is a suitable carrier for DNA and RNA in ethanol precipitation and phenol/chloroform extraction, especially to increase sensitivity with low amounts of total nucleic acid. In contrast to carrier DNA and RNA, glycogen is inert in nucleic acid modifying processes. It has no influence on enzymatic treatment of nucleic acids or on gel electrophoresis. Glycogen does not bind to nucleic acids, and can be easily removed by gel electrophoresis or gel filtration.