Table 1.

Quality and quantity measure of Cinnamon RNA

Cinnamon Tissue types	Nanodrop				†Bioanalyzer
	No. of samples	Concentration (ng/µL)	260/230	260/280	No. of samples	RIN	rRNA ratio
Immature Leaf	27	2872 ± 1408	2 ± 0	1.9 ± 0.1	07	7.9 ± 0.2	5.4 ± 2.3
Mature Leaf	27	2601 ± 1331	2 ± 0	2.0 ± 0.1	19	8.0 ± 0.2	3.7 ± 0.6
Immature Bark	27	1800 ± 481	2 ± 0	1.9 ± 0.1	07	9.0 ± 0.8	2.7 ± 1.5
Intermediate Bark	27	1763 ± 503	2 ± 0	1.8 ± 0.2	06	8.4 ± 1.4	1.5 ± 1.5
Mature Bark	27	1885 ± 635	2 ± 0	1.7 ± 0.2	13	6.9 ± 2.1	2.5 ± 2.2
Inner stem	01	724	2	1.9	01	8.8	2.0
Flower	01	3523	2	2.0	01	7.9	2.0
Root	01	747	2	2.0	01	5.6	2.0

^†Bioanalyzer readings were taken after the sample shipment, before RNA-seq by the sequencing service provider