Product Description
MesGreen is a sensitive, stable and environmentally safe green fluorescent nucleic acid dye designed to stain either dsDNA, ssDNA or RNA in agarose gels. MesGreen is far more sensitive than SYBR® Safe. Unlike SYBR® dyes, which are known to be unstable, MesGreen is very stable, both hydrolytically and thermally. MesGreen is compatible with either a 254 nm UV transilluminator or a gel reader equipped with visible light excitation (such as blue LED light box, 488 nm laser-based gel scanner, or Dark Reader®). For detailed information, please visit the DNA Stain Technology page.

Features
Safer than EB: Shown by the Ames test and other tests to be nonmutagenic and noncytotoxic
Easy disposal: Passed environmental safety tests for direct disposal down the drain or in regular trash
Ultra-sensitive: Much more sensitive than EtBr and SYBR® Safe
Extremely stable: Available in water, stable at room temperature for long-term storage and microwavable
Simple to use: Very simple procedures for precast or post-electrophoresis gel staining
Compatible with a standard UV transilluminator or a gel reader with visible light excitation: Replaces SYBR® or GelStar® with no optical setting change
Compatible with downstream applications: Compatible with gel purification, restriction digest, sequencing and cloning.

Storage and Handling
MesGreen is a very stable dye. Store 10,000X solution and dilute solutions of MesGreen at room temperature, protected from light. Dye precipitation may occur at lower temperatures, resulting in lower signal or the appearance of precipitate on the surface of the gel. If this occurs, heat the solution to 45-50°C for two minutes and vortex. MesGreen is stable for at least one year from the date it is received.

For Research Use Only. Not For Use In Diagnostic Procedures.