When working with RNA, the need often arises to concentrate a sample or purify it from various salts, nucleotides, and proteins. RNA precipitation is an easy and cost-effective method for the concentration of RNA, leaving a pellet that can be resuspended in the buffer of choice.
Keywords: Ammonium acetate; Ethanol precipitation; Lithium chloride precipitation; Precipitation methods; RNA purification; Sodium acetate.
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