Tris-Acetate-EDTA (TAE) is a buffer solution containing a mixture of Tris base, acetic acid and EDTA. TAE suitable for multiplemolecular biology applications including agarose electrophoresis for the separation of nucleic acids such as DNA and RNA.Synonyms: Tris-Acetate-EDTA, (TAE), (2.0 M Tris-Acetate 0.05 M EDTA pH 8.3)