The invention discloses
a DNA silver staining method. The method comprises the following steps: (1)
cutting off power supply after finishing
electrophoresis, pouring a
buffer solution out from an
electrophoresis tank, then taking off a gel plate, putting the rubber plate into a porcelain dish filled with
distilled water, and rinsing the gel plate by the
distilled water for 2 to 3 times; (2) carrying out silver
staining: adding a
staining agent to carry out silver
staining, shaking ceaselessly, staining for 8 to 12 minutes, and then rinsing by the
distilled water for 2 to 3 times; (3) carrying out developing: adding a developing agent to carry out color development, shaking ceaselessly, and developing for 8 to 12 min; (4) rinsing by the distilled water for 2 to 3 times; and (5) carrying out gel shooting: spreading
gelatin onto a X-
ray film viewer to take a photo. The method integrates the fixing step and the staining step, adopts
ethanol to fix, and overcomes the defects that the belt color is lighter when
acetic acid is used for fixing, and the
acetic acid has penetrating
odor, causticity and so on in the prior sliver staining method. Additionally, the method does not need use
ethanol and / or
acetic acid to stop developing color, omits the color development stopping step, and solves the problems of penetrating
odor and causticity brought by the acetic acid and the like.