Method | Average Yield (μg/g of dry tissue) | Standard Deviation of Yield (μg/g) | A260/280 | A260/230 | Estimated extraction time for 1 mg of total RNA (hours) | Estimated cost for extracting 1 mg of total RNA (Euro) |
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Spectrum plant total RNA kit | 31.2 | 22.4 | 2.01-2.05 | 2.00-2.27 | 54 | 979 |
TRIzol reagent | 162.1 | 52.7 | 1.47-1.65 | 0.42-0.91 | 5 | 235 |
Dong & Dunstan | 126.3 | 33.1 | 1.57-1.68 | 0.27-0.41 | 9 | 19 |
CTAB | 69.3 | 19.4 | 1.40-1.56 | 0.58-1.01 | 9 | 27 |
CTAB + RNeasy | 8.6 | 5.8 | 2.22-2.24 | 2.50-2.93 | 62 | 286 |