Endotoxin-Free Kits accelerate gene therapy studies.
Press Release Summary:
GenElute HP Endotoxin-Free Giga Select Kits provide isolation of endotoxin-free plasmid DNA from recombinant E. coli cultures. Up to 14 mg of high copy plasmid with less than 0.1 endotoxin units/ug can be recovered in less than 2 hours. With nearly undetectable levels of endotoxin, Giga Select kits give customers doing gene therapy studies and transfection of endotoxin sensitive cell lines tools for accelerating research.
Original Press Release:
Sigma-Aldrich Launches GenElute(TM) HP Endotoxin-Free Kits
ST. LOUIS, Sept. 19 / -- Sigma-Aldrich (NASDAQ:SIAL), a leading, $1.4 billion Life Science and High Technology company, is pleased to introduce the GenElute HP Endotoxin-Free Giga Select kits for simple, rapid, and cost-effective isolation of endotoxin-free plasmid DNA from recombinant E. coli cultures. Up to 14 mg of high copy plasmid with < 0.1 Endotoxin Units/ug can be recovered in less than 2 hours. This is a new addition to the GenElute HP Endotoxin-Free product line that also includes Maxi and Megaprep kits.
"Sigma has raised the bar on plasmid purification by improving upon yield, speed and endotoxin removal," commented Keith Jolliff, Global Marketing Manager of Molecular Biology at Sigma-Aldrich. "With nearly undetectable levels of endotoxin, the Giga Select kit will give customers doing gene therapy studies and transfection of endotoxin sensitive cell lines an excellent tool for accelerating their research."
Learn more about the GenElute HP Product Line at http://www.sigmaaldrich.com/genelutehp.
About Sigma-Aldrich: Sigma-Aldrich is a leading Life Science and High Technology company. Its biochemical and organic chemical products, kits and services are used in scientific and genomic research, biotechnology, pharmaceutical development, the diagnosis of disease and as key components in pharmaceutical and other high technology manufacturing. The Company has customers in life science companies, university and government institutions, hospitals, and in industry. Over one million scientists and technologists use its products. Sigma-Aldrich operates in 35 countries and has over 6,800 employees providing excellent service worldwide. The Company is committed to Accelerating Customers' success through leadership in Life Science, High Technology and Service. For more information about Sigma-Aldrich, please visit its award-winning web site at sigma-aldrich.com/ .
CONTACT: Joan Suda, +1-314-286-7626, or Keith Jolliff, +1-314-289-8484,
both of Sigma-Aldrich
Web site: http://www.sigma-aldrich.com/
http://www.sigmaaldrich.com/genelutehp
