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. 2016 Jun 2;6:26834. doi: 10.1038/srep26834

Figure 3. Superior Stability of MIR2911 compared to other plant microRNAs in in vitro digestion.

Figure 3

The stability of MIR2911, MIR168 and C7 were assayed in an in vitro digestion system that includes a gastric digestion phase and a intestinal digestion phase. Three different samples were digested: (a) cabbage lysate containing a measured amount of 10 pmoles of plant-derived MIR2911 and spiked-in 10 pmoles each of synthetic 2′ O-methylated MIR168 and C7; (b) 10 pmoles each of synthetic 2′ O-methylated MIR2911, MIR168 and C7; (c) 10 pmoles each of synthetic MIR2911, MIR168 and C7 without 2′ O-methylations. Aliquots of digestion reaction were removed at various time points for analysis: 30 min, 60 min in gastric phase, 5 min, 30 min, and 75 min in intestinal phase. Levels of surviving miRNAs were measured by qRT-PCR. The surviving percentages were calculated by comparing the levels of miRNAs at each time point to their starting levels before digestion.