How can I improve the 260/280 and 260/230 ratios for nuclear RNA extraction from plasma samples using Direct-zol mini-prep?

Amany Al-Anany @Amany_Al-Anany

07 July 2017 0 8K Report

My yield is good, however the 260/280 is still low around 0.8-0.9.

Any tips to overcome this?

Notes:

I use 200 ul plasma, 3X trizol reagent.

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