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. 2013 Apr 3;8(4):e55943. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0055943

Figure 1. PCR Inhibition by background host DNA.

Figure 1

Plasmids containing pol (pNL4-3) or the 2-LTR junction sequence were spiked into varying amounts of cellular background (salmon sperm) DNA prior to droplet formation. The figure shows the measured copy number as a percentage of the value expected from A260/A280 absorptivity of the plasmid. Loading of over 1.5 µg of DNA per well greatly reduced the measured copy number for all samples tested. Above 3 µg/well, droplet formation was also inhibited (not shown).