eluate

American

[el-yoo-it, -eyt] / ˈɛl yu ɪt, -ˌeɪt /

noun

a liquid solution resulting from eluting.

eluate British

/ ˈɛljuːˌeɪt /

noun

a solution of adsorbed material in the eluent obtained during the process of elution

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Etymology

Origin of eluate

1930–35; < Latin ēlu ( ere ) to wash out ( elute ) + -ate ¹

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The eluate was diluted to a final SDS concentration of 0.1% and incubated with fresh antibody-bound beads for the second immunoprecipitation.

From Nature

Eluate was de-crosslinked in the presence of pronase and heated at 68°C for 6h, and DNA was purified by phenol-chloroform extraction.

From Nature

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