Abstract
Size separation of large DNA molecules (10 kbp – 1000 kbp) is one of the fundamental procedures for identifying bacterium’s genotypes, which should be fast for quick defection of infectious diseases. In our conventional study, we developed an electrophoresis microchip based on size exclusion chromatography. This separation has an advantage that it does not cause large deformation of DNA, which is important for separation of large DNAs because they can be easily fragmented. We achieved separation of large DNAs (48 kbp + 166 kbp) driven by a direct electric field as electrophoretic condition of DNA. However, it caused long separation time (3000 s) because DNAs migration was slow due to low applied voltage for the separation. In this study, we achieved faster separation of DNAs using a pulsed electric field under which applied voltage can be higher.
