Nucleic acids are biomolecules which carry all the genetic information in the
form of DNA and RNA. The nucleic acids are composed of primarily a 5-carbon sugar,
a phosphate and a nitrogenous basis. These nitrogenous bases can be adenine, guanine,
thymine, cytosine and uracil. Nucleic acids can be measured qualitatively by UV
absorbance, diphenylamine method/orcinol method, fluorescence dyes and capillary
electrophoresis. It can be measured qualitatively by agarose gel electrophoresis.
Keywords: Capillary electrophoresis, Diphenylamine method, DNA, Fluorescence dyes, Nucelic acid, Orcinol method, RNA, UV absorbance.
