Re: [DIYbio] Expected accuracy of UV spectrophotomers

You might just try calculating the Henderson hasselbach calculation using activity coefficients, which takes into account the ionic strength of the solution.

Doing this with pH calculations makes a decent amount of difference.

I was writing some python code to do this calculation, lemme go finish it up.

On Feb 6, 2013 6:28 PM, "Josh Perfetto" <josh@snowrise.com> wrote:
Hi,

I'm wondering what the expected accuracy of UV spectrophotometers are when quantifying dsDNA. I had DNA in TE which I believed was 100 mg/ml based on resuspending a known quantity of DNA as measured by a synthesis company. I dilluted it 50x to a total volume of 100ul and measured in two different spectrophotometers.

Spec 1 (Thermo Electron Helios Gamma):
A260 = 0.031 A
A280 = 0.019 A
Calculated concentration: 77.5 ug/ml

Spec 2 (Eppendorf BioPhotometer):
A260 = 0.050 A
A280 = 0.022 A
Calculated concentration: 125 ug/ml

The consistency was a little disappointing. Is this normal or do you think there is a problem with my specs? I suppose I could get more accuracy by diluting less but I hate using up so much plasmid just for quantification.

-Josh

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