Nail Sample # | Amt, nail used (mg) | DNA yield (ng), as measured by NanoDrop | DNA yield (ng/mg nail), as measured by NanoDrop | DNA yield (ng), as measured by PicoGreen | DNA yield (ng/mg nail), as measured by PicoGreen | PicoGreen: NanoDrop ratio | 260/280 absorbance ratio | 260/230 absorbance ratio |
1 | 4.2 | 521 | 124 | 160 | 38.1 | 0.307 | 1.04 | 0.7 |
2 | 4.6 | 543 | 118 | 194 | 42.2 | 0.357 | 1.16 | 0.8 |
3 | 4.6 | 685 | 149 | 381 | 82.9 | 0.556 | 1.38 | 0.74 |
4 | 5.6 | 535 | 95.5 | 429 | 76.5 | 0.801 | 1.61 | 5.13 |
5 | 5.1 | 576 | 113 | 112 | 21.9 | 0.194 | 1.37 | 0.72 |
6 | 6.7 | 412 | 61.5 | 202 | 30.1 | 0.490 | 1.86 | 0.59 |
7 | 9.1 | 474 | 52.1 | 210 | 23.0 | 0.442 | 1.08 | 3.28 |
8 | 9.5 | 842 | 88.6 | 550 | 57.9 | 0.653 | 1.66 | 1.04 |
9 | 5.5 | 495 | 90.0 | 199 | 36.2 | 0.402 | 1.37 | 0.65 |
10 | 9.7 | 428 | 44.1 | 170 | 17.6 | 0.398 | 1.44 | 0.53 |
11 | 7.0 | 702 | 100 | 427 | 61.0 | 0.608 | 1.69 | 0.86 |
12 | 5.8 | 349 | 60.2 | 166 | 28.6 | 0.474 | 1.49 | 0.58 |
13 | 6.1 | 516 | 84.6 | 335 | 54.9 | 0.649 | 1.76 | 0.95 |
14 | 5.2 | 533 | 103 | 180 | 34.5 | 0.337 | 1.11 | 0.79 |
Mean | 6.3 | 544 | 91.7 | 265 | 43.2 | 0.476 | 1.43 | 1.24 |
SD | 1.9 | 128 | 29.7 | 133 | 20.4 | 0.163 | 0.265 | 1.32 |