現有一管single strand RNA (ssRNA)溶液1 mL,裡面的ssRNA重量是10 μg (microgram),序列不知道但長度是
41 nucleotides,計算此管ssRNA溶液的濃度:
- 重量濃度:10 μg / 1 mL = 10 * 10-6 / 10-3 g/L = 10 * 10-3 g/L = 10 mg/L
要計算體積莫耳濃度(molarity, M),需要知道序列的分子量。如果序列已知又會寫Python程式可以參考
這篇,不會寫程式的參考
《DNA and RNA Molecular Weights and Conversions》,找到"Approximate M.W.'s of Nucleic Acids"這個段落:
- M.W. of ssRNA = (# nucleotides * 320.5) + 159.0 = (41 * 320.5) + 159.0 = 13299.5 g/mol = 13299.5 Daltons
上面公式是計算ssRNA分子量,如果是single-strand DNA或是double-strand DNA用:
- M.W. of ssDNA = (# nucleotides * 303.7) + 79.0
- M.W. of dsDNA = (# nucleotides * 607.4) + 157.9
有了分子量,可以用
GraphPad的Molarity Calculator來計算體積莫耳濃度,或用下列公式手動作換算:
- 體積莫耳濃度:10 μg/mL = 10 mg/L = (10 mg/L) / (13299.5 g/mol)
≒ 0.0007519 mmol/L = 0.7519 μmol/L = 751.9 nmol/L = 751.9 nM ≒ 0.75 μM
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