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Nucleic acid (A260)

Read nucleic acid concentration and purity from absorbance using the Beer-Lambert OD factor.

Concentration from A260

cConcentrationug/mL
A_{260}Absorbance at 260 nmdimensionless
fOD factor for nucleic acid typeug/mL per A260
DDilution factordimensionless
A260 1.0, dsDNA, 50x

Your sample is 2500 µg/mL.

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Purity ratio

r260/280 purity ratiodimensionless
A_{260}Absorbance at 260 nmdimensionless
A_{280}Absorbance at 280 nmdimensionless
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OD factors: dsDNA 50, ssRNA 40, ssDNA 33 ug/mL per A260
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Educational aid. For safety-critical use, read the manufacturer SDS.