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Sodium Dodecyl Sulphate

11/4/2005


name prudence
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Question - During extraction of a DNA, why is it that sodium
dodecyl sulphate(SDS) is added to the extraction buffer?
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SDS is s detergent. It helps to break down the cell membrane and nuclear
membrane, which are made of lipids.

Vanhoeck
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