what is the role of the sodium chloride detergent solution in the dna extraction process
Sodium chloride was needed to ensure the proteins in the cell aren't separated from the rest of the solution with the DNA. Okay, the person above does not understand Chemistry nor the English language. The sodium chloride, NaCl, is a polar molecule, which would help separate an emulsion of two layers in an acid-base extraction. Since NaCl is polar, it would be easily dissolved into the solution and tie up the different layer molecules.