Table 2 Purity and yield of RNA extracted from leaves of different plants as to different protocols

Qiagen

1.54 ± 0.05^c

1.19 ± 0.03^d

26.4 ± 1.9 ^g

1.42 ± 0.07^e

1.13 ± 0.05^e.g.

19.0 ± 1.9 ^g

1.61 ± 0.07^c

1.58 ± 0.08^d

31.9 ± 2.1 ^g

Norgen

1.70 ± 0.08^b

1.63 ± 0.07^c

61.9 ± 7.2^f

1.48 ± 0.09

1.30 ± 0.09^f

59.5 ± 4.1^f

1.75 ± 0.04^b

1.72 ± 0.04^c

70.1 ± 5.9^f

Sigma

1.50 ± 0.09^c

1.29 ± 0.08^d

27.5 ± 3.2 ^g

1.47 ± 0.06^e

1.21 ± 0.06^f

23.5 ± 2.1 ^g

1.60 ± 0.05^c

1.62 ± 0.04^d

38.6 ± 3.3 ^g

Invitrogen

1.56 ± 0.07^c

1.31 ± 0.04^d

29.9 ± 4.4 ^g

1.51 ± 0.04^d

1.19 ± 0.06 ^fg

56.7 ± 5.2^f

1.59 ± 0.09^c

1.70 ± 0.07^c

36.8 ± 2.6 ^g

TRI Reagent Sigma

1.70 ± 0.06^b

1.67 ± 0.05^c

122.8 ± 6.5^e

1.54 ± 0.08 ^cd

1.43 ± 0.03^de

88.8 ± 3.5^e

1.66 ± 0.07^c

1.61 ± 0.06^d

132.1 ± 7.1^d

TRIzol Ambion

1.74 ± 0.07^b

1.72 ± 0.07^c

151.4 ± 5.7^c

1.66 ± 0.05^c

1.52 ± 0.06^de

121.2 ± 7.3^d

1.75 ± 0.09^c

1.71 ± 0.05^c

153.5 ± 5.4^d

TRIzol + Column (Qiagen)

1.75 ± 0.04^b

1.71 ± 0.05^c

133.5 ± 5.1^de

1.68 ± 0.07^c

1.59 ± 0.08^c

56.6 ± 2.9^f

1.74 ± 0.08^c

1.72 ± 0.07^c

69.9 ± 4.4^f

CTAB

1.98 ± 0.09^a

2.05 ± 0.05^b

414.2 ± 17.8^b

1.91 ± 0.09^b

1.89 ± 0.08^b

210.9 ± 21.1^b

2.00 ± 0.09^a

2.09 ± 0.07^a

451.8 ± 26.2^b

SDS-LiCl

1.73 ± 0.05^b

1.68 ± 0.06^c

312.1 ± 13.9^c

1.68 ± 0.06^c

1.58 ± 0.04^c

153.5 ± 31.0^c

1.76 ± 0.06^b

1.79 ± 0.07^b

322.0 ± 23.5^c

CTAB* Modified

2.11 ± 0.09^a

2.24 ± 0.08^a

1222.8 ± 32.5^a

2.17 ± 0.08^a

2.27 ± 0.07^a

907.3 ± 25.5^a

2.12 ± 0.06^a

2.19 ± 0.05^a

1008.6 ± 28.5^a