In the present paper, we present a substantially revised protocol of the widely used SCGE assay performed under alkaline conditions. In our updated version of the comet assay, which we call the Flash-comet, LiOH is used instead of NaOH during the unwinding and electrophoresis. This allows a higher voltage during the electrophoresis (5 V/cm instead of 0.7 V/cm), making it possible to reduce the unwinding time from 20 to 40 to 2.5 min, and the electrophoresis time from 10 to 20 to 1 min. Still, the Flash-comet was found to detect DNA strand breaks and alkali-labile sites with a higher degree of sensitivity than the conventional protocol in cells that had been exposed to HO or ionizing radiation. In order to prevent alkaline hydrolysis of DNA, the wash and lysis solutions have been modified in the Flash-comet protocol.•By using an alkaline LiOH-based medium, the Flash-comet allows for much shorter times for both unwinding and electrophoresis than the conventional comet assay without compromising the sensitivity.•The reduced run-times of the unwinding and electrophoresis steps in the Flash-comet should also reduce the risk of laboratory-induced alkaline hydrolysis of DNA when evaluating the potential DNA-damaging effects of different types of xenobiotics.
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