DNA Concentration
Swinging Bucket Rotor 35° Fixed Angle Rotor
Amicon Ultra Device PCR Product (base pairs) PCR Primer (bases) PCR Recovery (%) PCR Primer Removal (%) Final Volume (μL) PCR Recovery (%) PCR Primer Removal (%) Final Volume (μL)
30K 137 10 92 100 37 93 100 27
20 94 93 39 94 95 31
48 95 71 36 93 78 31
100K 137 10 60 100 33 56 100 16
20 50 100 33 41 100 17
48 50 92 35 39 91 16
Spin conditions: Swinging bucket rotor, 4,000 x g for 40 min; fixed angle rotor, 7,500 x g for 15 min; room temperature, 100 μL PCR diluted to 2,000 μL starting volume, n=3.