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Table 1 Quantity of nucleic acids extracts obtained by the respective protocols

From: Evaluation of cost-effective total nucleic acids extraction protocols for cultured Mycobacterium tuberculosis; a comparison by PCR amplification of genes associated with drug resistance

 

Protocol 1

Protocol 2

Protocol 3

Protocol 4

Protocol 5

Protocol 6

Protocol 7

Relative amount of nucleic acids

1

~2

>2

4

4

8

2

Amount of nucleic acid (μg)

15.7 ± 3.2

28.8 ± 6.7

36.9 ± 15.5

68.4 ± 22.7

70.4 ± 20.3

133.7 ± 8.9

32.5 ± 2.4

Temp' Treatments

heating

heating

freezing and heating

heating

heating

heating

heating

Chemical Treatments

 

SDS

 

Tris/EDTA

Tris/EDTA/SDS

Tris/EDTA/Triton X-100

Tris/EDTA/Tween 20

Ratio of UV absorbance (A 260/280 nm )

0.20

1.18

1.23

1.25

1.39

0.73

1.27