What’s in Your Tube?: A Quick Guide to Measuring DNA by Spectrophotometry
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Blog Post
Published
July 1, 2025, 1:15 p.m.
...this case, the absorbance of light at three key wavelengths: 230 nm, 260 nm, and 280 nm. Nucleic acids exhibit...characteristic absorption spectra across this range of wavelengths with maximal absorption at 260 nm (Figure 1A)...the sample also absorb light in this range of wavelengths (Figure 1B-D). These other molecules can alter...A260/230 ratio of a DNA sample, its absorbance strength is low compared to other reagents, making it more...