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Abstract
This appendix describes a protocol for measuring absorption of nucleic acid samples at several different wavelengths to assess purity and concentration. A(260) measurements are quantitative for relatively pure nucleic acid preparations in microgram quantities. Absorbance readings cannot discriminate between DNA and RNA; however, the ratio of A at 260 and 280 nm can be used as an indicator of nucleic acid purity.Mesh:
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Year: 2001 PMID: 18429085 DOI: 10.1002/0471140864.psa04ks13
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Curr Protoc Protein Sci ISSN: 1934-3655