Are FBM conductive media compatible with specialty agaroses?
LB, SB, and LA perform nicely using a standard low EEO molecular biology grade agarose such as FBM Tap-Out low-EEO agarose. Some special-purpose agaroses, such as low melting temperature agaroses, have also performed well with our low-conductance media. Some forms of specialty agarose will require a high salt environment to retain their strength and optimal optical properties, and are not suitable for low-conductance media. The composition of such agaroses are generally proprietary; it has therefore not been possible to predict in advance which of the more expensive agaroses will prove most suitable for use in high-voltage electrophoresis.
