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Ethanol precipitation is a method used to purify and/or concentrate RNA, DNA and polysaccharides such as pectin and xyloglucan from aqueous solutions by adding ethanol as an antisolvent.Contents.thanol precipitation is a method used to purify and/or concentrate RNA, DNA and polysaccharides such as pectin and xyloglucan from aqueous solutions by adding ethanol as an antisolvent. Contents.
Confidence votes 69. Hmm, I think it's used to wash the DNA from the substance used for extracting the DNA, such as Isopropanol, CLS, NLS, PPS which are used in the process of extraction to the process to precipitate the DNA (using isopropanol). DNA is insoluable in alcohol.