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. 2017 Feb 27;12(2):e0172981. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0172981

Table 1. Comparison of RNA extraction methods (total RNA extraction kit, home-made RNA extraction and miRNA extraction kit) from apple flowers and honeys.

Total RNA extraction kit
sample	ng RNA/mg sample	A_260/280	A_260/230
Apple flower	48.00 ± 2.16	1.67 ± 0.05	0.71 ± 0.03
Apple honey	1.42 ± 0.04	1.63 ± 0.07	0.30 ± 0.01
Home-made RNA extraction
sample	ng RNA/mg sample	A_260/280	A_260/230
Apple flower	848.70 ± 32.88	1.47 ± 0.03	1.86 ± 0.05
Apple honey	24.75 ± 1.01	1.35 ± 0.06	1.57 ± 0.03
miRNA extraction kit
sample	ng RNA/mg sample	A_260/280	A_260/230
Apple flower	24.96 ± 1.18	1.87 ± 0.06	2.03 ± 0.04
Apple honey	0.68 ± 0.02	1.91 ± 0.04	2.12 ± 0.07

All values are reported as mean ± s.d. of three independent measurements