08 August 2014 10 6K Report

There is a RNA concentration difference between gel and nano drop reading. This is reflecting my RT-PCR results. Nano drop concentration of all the four samples, 1. 1001.26, 2. 976.92, 3. 1061.99 and 4. 1877.44 (repeated for thrice). But in gel (loaded equal volume for all the samples), 1 and 3 samples showing less concentration than the 2 and 4 samples. where as in nanodrop, 1 (1001.26) and 2 (976.92) samples showing nearby concentration. 

For cDNA synthesis, I took concentration of about 4 microgram (based on nanodrop values) from the all the samples, followed by realtime PCR. Results resembles the gel. I think nano drop is calculating the degraded RNA also in all the samples. In this case, how to calculate or take equal concentration of RNA for cDNA synthesis.

How to calculate the concentration from the gel.

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