Calculate to Nuecleic Acid on BeckMan DU-64

[Dr. Duncan Clark]

In article <Pine.SO4.4.05.10011211341060.2893-100000 at imb4127>, the
eminent Monthop Champaruang at BIOSCI/MRC Human Genome Mapping Project
Resource Centre wrote
>  Thank you very much for any comments.

Why not simply measure OD 260 and OD 280 and work out the 260:280 ratio
which for pure DNA should be between 1.8 and 2:1.

Assuming that is OK then 1 OD260 is 50ug dsDNA or 33ug ssDNA.

Now to make sure you are not also reading nucleotides or RNA in the
prep. I would run an aliquot (plus serial dilutions versus a serially
diluted standard) on an agarose gel and verify that your 1ug really is
1ug etc.

Duncan 

 
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