Quantifying DNA? Here are Five DNA Quantification Methods to Consider
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...as compared to spectrophotometric methods that measure all nucleic acids). These methods are more sensitive... is something that absorbance based methods can’t tell you and you don’t need a spectrophotometer or a...sequencing.
Unlike absorbance-based methods, fluorescence-based methods require a standard curve, a set of...piece of DNA. This method is best used for DNA fragments (like a PCR product). This method also gives an indicator...bands or streaking. Unlike absorbance based methods, this method doesn’t tell you about contaminating proteins...standard plasmid prep.
Diphenylamine method
Another absorbance based method for quantifying DNA uses diphenylamine... advantages and disadvantages of each method and when one method might be more suited than another.
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