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. 2018 Dec 18;9(12):640. doi: 10.3390/genes9120640

Table 3.

Mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) quantitation values and degradation index values for one recent segmented hair (R7) purified using protocols A and B. mtGenomes: mtDNA genome.

Extract Protocol A Protocol B
mtGenomes/cm Degradation Index mtGenomes/cm Degradation Index
Segment 1 (proximal end) 43,992 1.53 17,261 1.50
Segment 2 17,836 2.33 11,185 1.90
Segment 3 11,568 2.53 3497 2.87
Segment 4 8,034 2.96 1414 2.91
Segment 5 (distal end) 10,296 3.44 2802 3.69