by Top 100 Marketing on July 23, 2010
Syngene’s G:BOX EF gel documentation system is being used by a major European analytical testing company for rapid authentication of food contents.
Scientists at the analytical testing company are using G:BOX EF to accurately analyse agarose gels containing PCR products of animal DNA stained with SYBR® Safe dye. This is helping them to detect any types of meat or fish that should not be in the food samples being tested.
Helping to safeguard the public and helping companies comply with food labelling
A manager at the analytical testing company stated: “Processed foods can sometimes be adulterated using other types of fish or meat than those stated on the label. The scarcity and high demand for certain fish species can lead to substitution with cheaper ones for financial gain.
To safeguard the public and help companies comply with food labelling regulations, it is our job to detect any possible adulteration with species not declared on the label.
Using PCR primers for several animal species, we perform PCR on the DNA from processed products to determine what types of DNA are there.”
One of the easiest to use imagers I have worked with. It gives us the answers we’re looking for every time
He continued: “However, the amount of DNA we have to detect is often in the nanogram range and for our tests to be effective we need a sensitive fluorescence imager. Since the G:BOX EF can easily detect 20ng of SYBR Safe stained DNA we routinely choose to use this system for our DNA detection. Also because it is one of the easiest to use imagers I have worked with and gives us the answers we’re looking for every time, we’ll be using this system more and more in the future.”
Laura Sullivan, Syngene’s Divisional Manager commented: “We are pleased the G:BOX EF is suited to the rigorous levels of analytical testing this high profile company demands. Their reproducible qualitative results are a great endorsement of the system’s performance and show scientists wanting accurate DNA analysis in a quality control environment that a G: BOX EF gel documentation system is a key purchase.”
For further information contact
Jayne Arthur, Syngene, Beacon House, Nuffield Road, Cambridge, CB4 1TF, UK.
Tel: +44(0) 1223-727123 Fax +44 (0) 1223-727101
Email: jayne.arthur@syngene.com Web site: www.syngene.com
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by Top 100 Marketing on July 16, 2010
Gel doc and analysis systems for all imaging requirements
Syngene has installed its 100th image analysis system in Singapore at the prestigious National University of Singapore (NUS). The new G:BOX system will be used alongside the 10 other Syngene analysers purchased by the University since 2001, to accurately and safely analyse DNA and RNA.
Researchers in the Department of Biological Sciences at the NUS chose the G:BOX as they need an imager which is sensitive enough to detect DNA and RNA stained with SYBR® Safe™. They prefer to use SYBR® Safe™ in teaching and research applications since this dye is safer than Ethidium Bromide and does not damage nucleic acids. This is important because students and researchers often extract DNA from gels for uses such as cloning, so need intact DNA.
“G:BOX much better at detecting faint SYBR® Safe™ stained bands than other analysers we’ve tried”
Madam Subha, a Lab Manager in the Department of Biological Sciences at the NUS stated: “In our department, we undertake research and teaching in the various fields of biology. We decided to install a G:BOX because we’ve found the G:BOX cameras are much better at detecting faint SYBR® Safe™ stained bands which the other analysers we’ve tried can’t detect especially in the case of SYBR® Safe™ stained RNA.”
“Syngene systems are hardy, as well as being quick and easy to set up”
Madam Subha added: “We use Syngene systems in our teaching labs too because they are hardy, as well as being quick and easy to set up. This is essential as we often have 200 students in our sessions all needing to take pictures of their gels and they can be quite rough with equipment. The first Syngene system we installed in 2001 is still working well today, despite being tested to its limits. We now prefer to use Syngene systems in our labs, (we have 11 in total) as they are perfect for all our different needs and we are honoured to be the place where the 100th Syngene system in Singapore is sited.”
Laura Sullivan, Syngene’s Divisional Manager concluded: “We are delighted that our 100th system in Singapore is going to be amongst so many others at the NUS. The NUS’s continued commitment to using Syngene image analysers is a great testament to the robust long term performance of our systems and shows academic institutes everywhere that a Syngene image analyser is a cost-effective purchase which will safely deliver accurate results in research and teaching applications time after time.”
For Further Information Contact:
Jayne Arthur, Syngene, Beacon House, Nuffield Road, Cambridge, CB4 1TF, UK.
Tel: +44(0) 1223-727123 Fax +44 (0) 1223-727101
Email: jayne.arthur@syngene.com Web site: www.syngene.com
Madam N Subha, Lab Manager, Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore, 14 Science Drive 4, Singapore 117543.
Tel +65-6516-2637
Email: dbssubha@nus.edu.sg Web site: www.nus.edu.sg
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