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== Overview == | == Overview == | ||
This protocol uses a spectrophotometer to quantify the amount (μg/mL) of DNA and then uses a simple equation to convert this mass concentration into a molar concentration. The molar concentration is much more useful for most enzymatic processes. | This protocol uses a spectrophotometer to quantify the amount (μg/mL or ng/μL) of DNA and then uses a simple equation to convert this mass concentration into a molar concentration. The molar concentration is much more useful for most enzymatic processes. | ||
*'''Example:''' digesting 500ng of a 2KB plasmid is twice as much "enzymatic work" as digesting 500ng of a 4KB plasmid with the same multiple cloning site. | *'''Example:''' digesting 500ng of a 2KB plasmid is twice as much "enzymatic work" as digesting 500ng of a 4KB plasmid with the same multiple cloning site. | ||
== Procedure == | == Procedure == | ||
1. Dilute the DNA sample 30X by combining the following in a cuvette: | 1. Get DNA by any means necessary. | ||
:*87µl water | 2. Run the DNA quantification (260/280) test on a spectrophotometer. | ||
:*3µl DNA prep | *Be sure blank a sample first. | ||
2. Run | *You can use only 1μL of sample if you use a NanoDrop | ||
3. Make sure that the A260 measurement is between 0.1 and 1.<br> | *Or you can use 90μL of diluted sample using a UV cuvette | ||
::1. Dilute the DNA sample 30X by combining the following in a cuvette: | |||
:*84µl water | :::*87µl water | ||
:*6µl DNA prep | :::*3µl DNA prep | ||
::2. Run on the spectrophotometer with a dilution of 30.<br> | |||
::3. Make sure that the A260 measurement is between 0.1 and 1.<br> | |||
:::*If is too low then repeat the measurement using 15X dilution.<br> | |||
::::*84µl water | |||
::::*6µl DNA prep | |||
3. Calculate the molar concentration of DNA using the following equation: | |||
<br> | <br> | ||
*Picomoles/µl = DNA Concentration(µg/ml) / [0.66*DNA Size(bp)] | *Picomoles/µl = DNA Concentration(µg/ml) / [0.66*DNA Size(bp)] | ||
4. Or calculate the μL of dna to add to obtain a desired molar amount of DNA.<br> | |||
*μL = Picomoles*[0.66*DNA Size(bp)]/DNA Concentration(µg/ml) | |||
== Notes == | == Notes == | ||
*One mole of single base pairs weighs 660 grams. | *One mole of single base pairs weighs 660 grams. | ||
**One picomole of 1000bp weighs 660ng. | **One picomole of 1000bp weighs 660ng. | ||
*ng/μL and mg/ml are the same thing. | |||
==References == | ==References == | ||
[[Category:Protocol]] [[Category:DNA]] [[Category:In vitro]] | [[Category:Protocol]] [[Category:DNA]] [[Category:In vitro]] |
Revision as of 09:58, 29 September 2011
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Overview
This protocol uses a spectrophotometer to quantify the amount (μg/mL or ng/μL) of DNA and then uses a simple equation to convert this mass concentration into a molar concentration. The molar concentration is much more useful for most enzymatic processes.
- Example: digesting 500ng of a 2KB plasmid is twice as much "enzymatic work" as digesting 500ng of a 4KB plasmid with the same multiple cloning site.
Procedure
1. Get DNA by any means necessary. 2. Run the DNA quantification (260/280) test on a spectrophotometer.
- Be sure blank a sample first.
- You can use only 1μL of sample if you use a NanoDrop
- Or you can use 90μL of diluted sample using a UV cuvette
- 1. Dilute the DNA sample 30X by combining the following in a cuvette:
- 87µl water
- 3µl DNA prep
- 2. Run on the spectrophotometer with a dilution of 30.
- 3. Make sure that the A260 measurement is between 0.1 and 1.
- If is too low then repeat the measurement using 15X dilution.
- 84µl water
- 6µl DNA prep
- If is too low then repeat the measurement using 15X dilution.
- 1. Dilute the DNA sample 30X by combining the following in a cuvette:
3. Calculate the molar concentration of DNA using the following equation:
- Picomoles/µl = DNA Concentration(µg/ml) / [0.66*DNA Size(bp)]
4. Or calculate the μL of dna to add to obtain a desired molar amount of DNA.
- μL = Picomoles*[0.66*DNA Size(bp)]/DNA Concentration(µg/ml)
Notes
- One mole of single base pairs weighs 660 grams.
- One picomole of 1000bp weighs 660ng.
- ng/μL and mg/ml are the same thing.