Benchmark Agarose LE, 500 g

The A1705 is the 500 g bulk pack of Benchmark Agarose LE (Low EEO) — the largest pack-size in the LE family at $563 ($1.13/g, the lowest per-gram cost in the LE pack-size lineup). The 500 g pack is the right pick for high-throughput electrophoresis workflows and multi-investigator shared facility procurement where the throughput justifies bulk inventory.

For full chemistry rationale (LE / Low EEO grade selection, 0.5 % – 3 % gel-concentration range, application breakdown), see the A1700 (25 g) parent page.

Key Specifications

Pack-Size Economics — When the 500 g Pack Wins

Pick the 500 g pack when:

• Workflow runs >40 standard gels per quarter (multi-investigator / shared-facility throughput)
• High-throughput electrophoresis workflows — daily-use multi-investigator facilities
• Educational laboratory teaching at scale — undergraduate / graduate programs running large student-cohort gel exercises
• Multi-cycler facility procurement where multiple electrophoresis chassis run in parallel
• Cost-optimized bulk procurement — the per-gram cost step-down ($1.13/g vs $1.62/g for 100 g) yields ~30 % savings at 500 g+ throughput

Stay at 100 g (A1701) if quarterly throughput is below 40 gels — the 500 g pack would represent excess inventory.

Application Profile

High-throughput multi-investigator facilities — core facilities, shared molecular biology labs, contract research organizations running daily DNA electrophoresis at scale.

Educational laboratory teaching at scale — graduate / undergraduate program-wide procurement for student-cohort exercises across multiple courses per semester.

Production-style genotyping / sequencing-prep workflows at high throughput.

Multi-cycler facility procurement — facilities benefiting from one bulk procurement cycle vs frequent small-pack reorders.

Ordering & Configuration

Pair with electrophoresis chassis, running buffer, and DNA stain at facility scale — see A1700 parent page for full pairing matrix.

Confirm at quote: facility throughput sizing, multi-investigator workflow plan, specialty-agarose pairing if needed, and lead time.

Warranty: Per Benchmark Scientific standard reagent terms.

Pack-size selection: A1700 (25 g) for evaluation; A1701 (100 g) for standard institutional; A1705 (500 g) — high-throughput / facility procurement at lowest per-gram cost (this product). See A1700 parent page for full chemistry rationale and specialty-agarose alternatives.