sbeadex™ magnetic microparticles enable the automated high-throughput extraction and purification of high quality DNA and RNA preparations from a wide range of materials including plant, blood, cells and tissues, bacteria, viruses and forensic material.
learn moreThe sbeadex™ PCR clean-up Kit is used to purify PCR products for sensitive downstream applications. Components of the PCR reaction such that primers, unincorporated nucleotides, enzymes and other contaminations are efficiently removed and the protocol can be scaled up or down for other volumes of PCR product.
learn moreThe sbeadex™ Forensic DNA Purification Kit enables isolation of high-quality DNA from a wide variety of forensic sample types, including blood stains, hair, semen and saliva from e.g. clothing, chewing gum and clothing.
learn moreThe sbeadex™ Tissue DNA Purification Kit is ideally suited to isolate high-quality nucleic acids from a wide range of mammalian tissues and cultured cells (e.g. skin, lung, muscle, spleen, mouse tails, ear punches) which can be used in downstream applications such as PCR or sequencing.
learn moreThe sbeadex™ Plant DNA Purification Kits are used to isolate DNA from a wide variety of plant species and materials. They have been optimised for automated high-quality DNA isolation from both fresh and lyophilised plant tissue material including leaves, seeds, fruits, pulp, bark and roots.
learn moreThe sbeadex™ Plasmid DNA Purification Kit is used to isolate plasmid DNA from bacterial cultures (e.g. E. coli). They have been optimised for automated high-quality plasmid DNA isolation that is suitable for many downstream applications such as cloning, restriction analysis, in vitro transcription, cell transformation/transfection, nucleic acid labeling, PCR, DNA sequencing.
learn moreHigh-throughput, high-quality DNA and RNA purification from many different sample matrices for detection of multiple viral, bacterial and yeast pathogens, including SARS-CoV-2, influenza, RSV, CMV, HPV, Chlamydia, Salmonella, Neisseria, Mycoplasma and Candida.
learn moresbeadex™ Livestock DNA Purification Kits produce high-quality DNA. Blood, hair, semen, ear punches, saliva and swabs are used for analysis of a huge diversity of animal species.
learn moresbeadex™ magnetic microparticles enables the automated high-throughput extraction and purification of high quality DNA preparations from blood.
learn moreHigh-throughput, cost-effective nucleic acid isolation from a broad range of sample materials such as animal and plant tissues, blood or forensic samples. The highly pure nucleic acids are suitable for many downstream applications including PCR, restriction enzyme analysis and sequencing/NGS.
learn moreThe MasterPure™ Complete DNA and RNA Purification Kit enables rapid, high yield purification of high-molecular-weight genomic DNA, total cellular RNA and Total Nucleic Acid (TNA) from many different sample types.
learn moreThe MasterPure™ DNA Purification Kit for Blood Version II can be used to isolate exceptionally pure genomic DNA from whole blood or buffy coat that is suitable for many downstream applications.
learn moreThe MasterPure™ Gram-Positive DNA Purification Kit provides all of the reagents needed to purify genomic DNA from challenging Gram-positive bacteria for a wide variety of molecular biology applications.
learn moreThe MasterPure™ Yeast DNA Purification Kit enables efficient, high-yield purification of high-molecular-weight DNA from yeast and other fungi.
learn moreThe MasterPure™ Yeast RNA Purification Kit provides all of the reagents needed to purify RNA from various yeast cell types (including Candida, Saccharomyces, Schizosaccharomyces) and filamentous fungi.
learn moreSample material can vary greatly in consistency as well as in sugar, protein and fat composition - all of which can affect the quality and purity of the isolated nucleic acid and the subsequent performance of downstream applications. To provide the most efficient and effective purification method, LGC Biosearch Technologies offers not only a range of different extraction chemistries/technologies but also the capacity to develop tailor-made kit systems optimised to a particular sample type/matrix and/or application.
| sbeadex™ | mag™ | MasterPure™ | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Purification technology |
Surface-modified superparamagnetic particles |
Modified superparamagnetic particles |
Solution-based precipitation chemistry |
| Mechanism of action | Novel two-step binding mechanism(1) | Classic polarity-based binding mechanism | Cell debris, proteins and DNA are precipitated and separated using highly concentrated salt solutions and isopropanol |
| Format | Single tubes and multi-well plates | Single tubes and multi-well plates | Single tubes and multi-well plates |
| Flexibility | Scalable protocols, adaption to any sample material (lysis) | Scalable protocols, adaption to any sample material (lysis) | Scalable protocols. adaption of volume |
| Matrices | Plant material, forensic samples, tissue and cells, bacterial cultures, blood, saliva, swab, plasma, serum, urine etc. | Whole blood, buffy coat, buccal swabs, saliva, bacteria, yeast, fungi, plant material, animal tissue, microorganisms etc. | Cultured cells, tissue/paraffin-embedded tissue, blood, serum, plasma, saliva, sputum, urine, yeast, bacteria, plant material etc. |
| Grade of automation | Automated high-throughput extraction on common liquid handling systems | Automated high-throughput extraction on common liquid handling systems |
Semi-automated extraction (centrifugation required) on common liquid handling systems |
| Benefits |
• Highest-quality DNA and RNA suited for many downstream applications • No organic solvents or chaotropic salts in final wash buffers • No drying of beads for evaporation of alcohols • High flexibility of all extraction parameters |
• High-quality DNA suited for many downstream applications • High flexibility of all extraction parameters • High yields • Very cost-effective |
• High-quality DNA & RNA suited for many downstream applications • Suited for purification of High-Molecular-Weight (HMW) DNA for long-read sequencing • Wide range of sample types • High yields • Safe and gentle protocol without hazardous chemicals |
(1) Our surface-coated superparamagnetic particles do not require the use of vacuum filtration or centrifugation steps, hence they are well-suited to automation.
For research use only. Not for use in diagnostic procedures.
