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# measure 260 nm and 280 nm absorbance on plate reader | # measure 260 nm and 280 nm absorbance on plate reader | ||
# Pipette sample back into storage plate | # Pipette sample back into storage plate | ||
# calculate DNA concentration from formula above | # calculate DNA concentration from formula above | ||
==Notes== | ==Notes== |
Revision as of 08:58, 20 May 2009
Overview
Materials
- Tecan plate reader
- (or any reader that accepts 384 plates and can measure at 260 and 280 nm)
- 384 well UV transmissive plate with flat clear bottom
- we use Greiner UV star Cat # 781 801
- miniprepped DNA, at least 30 µl
Calculation
parameters
- well dimension: flat bottom 3.3 mm x 3.3 mm
- DNA extinction coefficient e: 50 [(ng * cm) / µl]
- path length in mm / in cm:
d' = V / (3.3^2 * mm^2) d = d'/10
(V... volume per well in µl)
formula
c = (A-A0 * e) / d
- c... DNA concentration in ng / µl
- A... Absorbance @ 260 nm
- A0...Absorbance of blank sample (same amount, same buffer/water)
- d... path length in cm
Procedure
- Pipette exact volume of DNA samples into 384 well plate
- measure 260 nm and 280 nm absorbance on plate reader
- Pipette sample back into storage plate
- calculate DNA concentration from formula above
Notes
Please feel free to post comments, questions, or improvements to this protocol. Happy to have your input!
raik: This protocol is quick and robust in my hands.
References
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or instead, discuss this protocol.