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Trusted by scientists worldwide, Thermo Scientific NanoDrop instruments set the standard for microvolume analysis delivering accurate nucleic acid and protein sample concentration as well as sample purity information.

Using the NanoDrop One to Quantify Protein and Peptide Preparations at 205 nm

Life scientists can quantify peptide and protein samples on the Thermo Scientific NanoDrop One/OneC Microvolume UV-Vis spectrophotometers using the A205 preprogrammed direct absorbance application.

Frequently Asked Questions: NanoDrop One Sample Contaminant Identification

The Thermo Scientific NanoDrop One Microvolume UV-Vis Spectrophotometer is designed to help research scientists achieve success in downstream applications by accurately quantifying DNA, RNA and protein samples using only 1-2 μL.

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Instrument	Asset type	Sample type	Asset title
NanoDrop Eight	Technical note	DNA,RNA	NanoDrop Eight Nucleic Acid Performance Data
NanoDrop Eight	Technical note	Protein	NanoDrop Eight Protein Performance Data
NanoDrop Eight	Brochure		NanoDrop Eight
NanoDrop Eight	Technical note	DNA, Protein	NanoDrop Eight System Identifies Protein and Phenol in DNA Samples
NanoDrop One, One^C	Application note	DNA,RNA	Detection of RNA Contamination in Mammalian DNA Preparations
NanoDrop One, One^C	Technical note	Proteins	Blanking with high absorbing buffers such as RIPA negatively affects Protein A280 measurements
NanoDrop One, One^C	Brochure	DNA, RNA, Protein	NanoDrop One Microvolume UV-Vis Spectrophotometer Brochure
NanoDrop One, One^C	User manual	DNA, RNA, Protein	NanoDrop One User Manual - English NanoDrop One User Manual - Chinese
NanoDrop One, One^C, 2000, 2000c, 8000, Lite, 3300	Selection Guide	DNA, RNA, Protein	NanoDrop Products Selection Guide
All NanoDrop Products	FAQ	DNA, RNA, Protein	NanoDrop One Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
NanoDrop One, One^C	Application note	DNA, RNA, Protein	Using the NanoDrop One to Quantify Protein and Peptide Preparations at 205 nm
NanoDrop One, One^C	Product Specification Sheet	DNA, RNA, Protein	NanoDrop One Specifications
NanoDrop One, One^C	Technical note	DNA, RNA	NanoDrop One Performance Data - Nucleic Acid Measurement at 260 nm
NanoDrop One, One^C	FAQ	DNA, RNA, Protein	Acclaro Frequently Asked Questions - NanoDrop One Sample Contaminant Identification
NanoDrop One, One^C	Technical note	DNA, RNA	Acclaro Protein Contaminant ID: Detection of Protein in Nucleic Acid Samples Using the NanoDrop One Spectrophotometer
NanoDrop One, One^C	Document	DNA, RNA, Protein	NanoDrop One WEEERoHS document
NanoDrop One, One^C	Manual	DNA, RNA, Protein	NanoDrop Safety Manual
NanoDrop One, One^C	Warranty	DNA, RNA, Protein	NanoDrop One Standard Warranty
NanoDrop One, One^C	Warranty	DNA, RNA, Protein	NanoDrop One Supplemental Warranty
NanoDrop 8000	Manual	DNA, RNA, Protein	NanoDrop 8000 User Manual
NanoDrop 2000, 2000c, 8000	Technical note	Protein	Microvolume Quantification of Proteins by UV-Vis Absorbance or Fluorescence
NanoDrop 2000, 2000c, 8000	Application note	DNA, RNA	MIQE Guidelines and Assessment of Nucleic Acids Prior to qPCR and RT-qPCR
NanoDrop 8000	Technical note	Protein	Protocol for BCA Protein Assay Using a NanoDrop 8000 Spectrophotometer
NanoDrop 8000, 1000	Technical note	DNA, RNA, Protein	Pedestal Cleaning and Reconditioning for NanoDrop 1000 and 8000
NanoDrop 8000	Technical note	DNA, RNA, Protein	Archived Data for NanoDrop 8000
NanoDropLite, 2000, 2000c, 8000, 1000	Technical note	DNA, RNA, Protein	Blank Measurements
NanoDrop 8000	Technical note	DNA, RNA, Protein	Sample Loading Helpful Hints - NanoDrop 8000
NanoDrop 8000	Technical note	DNA, RNA, Protein	Sample ID and Plate Set-Up Guide - NanoDrop 8000
NanoDrop One, One^C, 2000, 2000c, 8000, Lite, 3300, 1000	Technical note	DNA, RNA, Protein	Sample Reproducibility for NanoDrop Spectrophotometers
NanoDrop One, One^C, 2000, 2000c, 8000, Lite, 1000	Technical note	DNA, RNA	Nucleic Acid Controls vs. Standards
NanoDrop One, One^C, 2000, 2000c, 8000, Lite, 1000	Technical note	DNA, RNA	Assessment of Nucleic Acid Purity Ratios
NanoDrop 8000	Technical note	Protein	Bradford Protein Assay Protocol for the NanoDrop 8000 Spectrophotometer
NanoDrop 8000	Technical note	Protein	Pierce 660 nm Protein Assay Protocol for the NanoDrop 8000 Spectrophotometer
NanoDrop One, One^C, 2000, 2000c, 8000, Lite, 1000	Technical note	Protein	Influence of Buffer on Choice of Protein Quantification Method
NanoDrop 2000, 2000c, 8000, 1000	Technical note	DNA, RNA, Protein	Baseline Corrections for Nucleic Acid and Protein A280 Measurements
NanoDrop 8000, 1000	Technical note	Protein	Protein Measurements for NanoDrop 1000 and 8000
NanoDrop One, One^C, 2000, 2000c, 8000, Lite, 3300, 1000	Technical note	Protein	Best Practices: Proteins
NanoDrop 2000, 2000c, 8000, 1000	Technical note	Protein	Colorimetric Protein Assays - Quick Start Protocol
NanoDrop One, One^C, 2000, 2000c, 8000, 1000	Technical note	Protein	Bradford Assay Tips
NanoDrop 2000, 2000c, 8000, 1000	Technical note	Cell culture	Comparing Microvolume and Cuvette Based Measurements of Microbial Cell Cultures
NanoDrop One, One^C, 2000, 2000c, 8000, Lite, 3300, 1000	Technical note	DNA, RNA, Protein	Solvent Compatibility for NanoDrop products pedestal surfaces
NanoDropLite, 2000, 2000c, 8000, 1000	Technical note	DNA, RNA, Protein	Liquid Column Breakage Warning
NanoDrop Lite	Manual	DNA, RNA, Protein	NanoDrop Lite User Manual
NanoDrop Lite	Guide	DNA, RNA, Protein	NanoDrop Lite Quick Reference
NanoDrop Lite	Guide	DNA, RNA, Protein	NanoDrop Lite Printer Quick Reference
NanoDrop Lite	Technical note	DNA, RNA, Protein	NanoDrop Lite Data Management and Transfer
NanoDrop Lite	FAQ	DNA, RNA, Protein	NanoDrop Lite Tech Support FAQs
NanoDrop Lite	Technical note	DNA, RNA, Protein	Cleaning and Reconditioning for the NanoDrop Lite spectrophotometer
NanoDrop Lite	Technical note	DNA, RNA, Protein	Calibration Check Procedure for NanoDrop Lite spectrophotometer
NanoDrop Lite	Technical note	DNA, RNA	Interpretation of Nucleic Acid Purity Ratios for NanoDrop Lite
NanoDrop Lite	Technical note	Protein	Influence of Buffer on Protein Quantification ay A280 - NanoDrop Lite
NanoDrop Lite	Technical note	DNA, RNA, Protein	Calibration Check Outliers - NanoDrop Lite
NanoDrop 2000, 2000c	Manual	DNA, RNA, Protein	NanoDrop 2000 / 2000c Users Manual
NanoDrop 2000, 2000c	Application note	DNA, RNA	Detection and Avoidance of Polysaccharides in Plant Nucleic Acid Extractions
NanoDrop 2000, 2000c	Application note	Dye	Quality Control of Industrial Dye Products Using Absorbance Spectroscopy
NanoDrop 2000, 2000c	Application note	Drug, pharmaceutical	Quality Control of Small Molecule Pharmaceuticals Using Spectrophotometry
NanoDrop 2000, 2000c	Application note	Tetrazolium, dye, formazan, MTS	Use of Custom Methods Capability of NanoDrop Spectrophotometers for Toxicology Studies
NanoDrop 2000, 2000c	Application note	Cell culture	Measuring Viability Decline in Animal Cell Suspension Cultures Using NanoDrop 2000
NanoDrop 2000, 2000c	Technical note	DNA, RNA, oligonucleotide	Specific NanoDrop Instrument Recommendations to Achieve Accurate Oligonucleotide Quantification Results
NanoDrop 2000, 2000c	Technical note	Protein	Lowry Assay: Generation of a Standard Curve Based Custom Method Using NanoDrop 2000/2000C
NanoDrop 2000, 2000c	Technical note	DNA, RNA	Assessment of Nucleic Acid Purity
NanoDrop 2000, 2000c	Technical note	Protein, peptide	A205 Custom Method for Protein and Peptide Quantification
NanoDrop 2000, 2000c, 8000	Application Note	Protein	Pierce 660 nm Micro-Volume Assay Advantages
NanoDrop 2000, 2000c	Technical note	Protein	Protocol for BCA Protein Assay Using a NanoDrop 2000/2000c Spectrophotometer
NanoDrop 2000c	Technical Note	Enzyme	Activity Measurements of Pentose Phosphate Pathway Enzymes Using the NanoDrop 2000c Kinetics Application
NanoDrop 2000, 2000c	Poster	Bacterial culture	Analyzing Differences in Bacterial Density Measurements between Spectrophotometers
NanoDrop 2000, 2000c	FAQ	Protein	Protein Absorbance Measurements Frequently Asked Questions - NanoDrop 2000/2000c
NanoDrop 2000, 2000c	Technical note	DNA, RNA, protein	Cleaning and Reconditioning for the NanoDrop 2000 / 2000c
NanoDrop 2000, 2000c, 1000	Technical note	DNA, RNA, Protein	Calibration Check Procedure for NanoDrop 2000, NanoDrop 2000c and NanoDrop 1000
NanoDrop 2000, 2000c	Technical note	DNA, RNA, Protein	Clearing Error 1010 for Windows 7 for NanoDrop 2000/2000c
NanoDrop 2000 / 2000c	Technical note	Protein	NanoDrop 2000/2000c Protein Assay Guide
NanoDrop 3300	Manual	DNA, RNA, Protein	User Manual for the NanoDrop 3300 fluorospectrometer
NanoDrop 3300	Application note	Protein	Measuring Enzyme Activity using Thermo Scientific NanoDrop 3300 Fluorospectrometer
NanoDrop 3300	Technical note	DNA, RNA, Protein	NanoDrop Instruments calibration guidance
NanoDrop 3300, 1000	Technical note	DNA, RNA, Protein	Error Code 8 for NanoDrop 3300
NanoDrop 3300	Protocol	RNA	Ribogreen RNA Assay for NanoDrop 3300 Fluorospectrometer
NanoDrop 3300	Protocol	Protein	Quant-iT Protein Assay for NanoDrop 3300 Fluorospectrometer
NanoDrop 3300	Protocol	DNA	Quant-iT dsDNA High Sensitivity Assay for NanoDrop 3300 Fluorospectrometer
NanoDrop 3300	Protocol	DNA	Quant-iT dsDNA Broad Range Assay for NanoDrop 3300 Fluorospectrometer
NanoDrop 3300	Protocol	DNA	PicoGreen dsDNA Assay for NanoDrop 3300 Fluorospectrometer
NanoDrop 3300	Protocol	DNA	Hoechst dsDNA 33258 Assay for NanoDrop 3300 Fluorospectrometer
NanoDrop 3300	Protocol	Protein	FluoroProfile Protein Assay for NanoDrop 3300 Fluorospectrometer
NanoDrop 3300	Protocol	DNA	Sybr Green I dsDNA Assay for NanoDrop 3300 Fluorospectrometer
NanoDrop 3300	Protocol	Protein	Fluorescamine Protein Assay for NanoDrop 3300 Fluorospectrometer
NanoDrop 3300	Protocol	Protein	Fluoraldyhyde OPA Protein Assay for NanoDrop 3300 Fluorospectrometer
NanoDrop 3300	Protocol	DNA	Sybr Gold ssDNA Assay for NanoDrop 3300 Fluorospectrometer
NanoDrop 3300	Protocol	DNA	AccuBlue Broad Range dsDNA Assay for NanoDrop 3300 Fluorospectrometer Assay
NanoDrop 3300	Protocol	DNA	AccuBlue High Sensitivity dsDNA Assay for NanoDrop 3300 Fluorospectrometer
NanoDrop 3300	Technical note	DNA, RNA, Protein	Archived Data NanoDrop 3300 Fluorospectrometer
NanoDrop 3300	Technical note	DNA, RNA, Protein	Gain Settings for the NanoDrop 3300
NanoDrop 3300	Technical note	DNA, RNA, Protein	NanoDrop 3300 Virtual Filtering
NanoDrop 3300	Technical note	DNA, RNA	Fluorescence-based Nucleic Acid Assays
NanoDrop 3300	Technical note	Protein	Fluorescence-based Protein Assays
NanoDrop 3300	FAQ	DNA, RNA, Protein	NanoDrop 3300 FAQs for Protein Measurements
NanoDrop One, One^C	Video	DNA, RNA, Protein	NanoDrop One Testimonial Video - Alyssa Grantham
NanoDrop One, One^C	Video	DNA, RNA, Protein	NanoDrop One Spectrophotometer Overview Video
NanoDrop 8000	Technical Note	DNA, RNA, Protein	NanoDrop 8000 Linearity Studies
NanoDrop 8000	Technical Note	DNA, RNA, Protein	NanoDrop 8000 Sample Carryover
NanoDrop 2000, 2000c	Technical Note	DNA	Accuracy vs. Reference Spectrophotometer - NanoDrop 2000/2000c
NanoDrop 2000, 2000c	Technical Note	DNA	NanoDrop 2000 Reproducibility Studies for dsDNA
NanoDrop 2000, 2000c	Technical Note	Protein	Protein Measurement Accuracy and Reproducibility - NanoDrop 2000
NanoDrop 3300	Technical Note	DNA, RNA	RiboGreen® Assay Linearity, Reproducibility and Sensitivity
NanoDrop 3300	Technical Note	DNA, RNA	PicoGreen® Assay Linearity, Reproducibility and Sensitivity
NanoDrop 3300	Technical Note	DNA, RNA	Hoechst Assay Linearity, Reproducibility and Sensitivity
NanoDrop 3300	Technical Note	Protein	FITC Linearity, Reproducibility and Sensitivity
NanoDrop 3300	Technical Note	DNA, RNA	Alexa 555 Assay Linearity, Reproducibility and Sensitivity
NanoDrop 3300	Technical Note	DNA, RNA	Alexa 647 Assay Linearity, Reproducibility and Sensitivity
NanoDrop 3300	Technical Note	DNA, RNA, Protein	Quantum Dots Assay Linearity, Reproducibility and Sensitivity
NanoDrop 3300	Technical Note	DNA, RNA, Protein	Quinine Sulfate Assay Linearity, Reproducibility and Sensitivity
NanoDrop 3300	Technical Note	Protein	Quant-iT™ Protein Assay Linearity, Reproducibility and Sensitivity
NanoDrop 3300	Technical Note	Protein	4– Methyl Umbelliferone Assay Linearity, Reproducibility and Sensitivity
NanoDrop 3300	Product Specification Sheet	DNA, RNA, Protein	NanoDrop 3300 Fluorospectrometer specifications
NanoDrop One, One^C	Manual	DNA, RNA, Protein	NanoDrop One Users Manuel - Chinese
NanoDrop One, One^C	Manual	DNA, RNA, Protein	NanoDrop One Users Manuel - French
NanoDrop One, One^C	Manual	DNA, RNA, Protein	NanoDrop One Users Manuel - German
NanoDrop One, One^C	Manual	DNA, RNA, Protein	NanoDrop One Users Manuel - Japanese
NanoDrop One, One^C	Manual	DNA, RNA, Protein	NanoDrop One Users Manuel - Korean
NanoDrop One, One^C	Manual	DNA, RNA, Protein	NanoDrop One Users Manuel - Polish
NanoDrop One, One^C	Manual	DNA, RNA, Protein	NanoDrop One Users Manuel - Spanish
NanoDrop 3300	Technical note	Protein	Measuring Mouse GFR by FITC-Inulin using the Thermo Scientific NanoDrop 3300 Fluorospectrometer
NanoDrop 3300	Application note	DNA, RNA, Protein	Using the NanoDrop 3300 Fluorospectrometer for Cancer Research Applications
NanoDrop 3300	Application note	DNA	Using the NanoDrop 3300 Fluorospectrometer For Micro-Volume Fluorescence/FRET Applications
NanoDrop 3300	Application note	DNA, Protein	Using the NanoDrop 3300 Fluorospectrometer For Nanoparticle/Quantum Dot Applications
NanoDrop 3300	Application note	DNA, RNA	Molecular Beacon Probes: Micro-Volume Fluorescence Measurement of HPLC Isolated Probes
NanoDrop 2000, 2000c	Application note	DNA	Quality Control during Library Construction for de novo Next-Gen Sequencing Platforms
NanoDrop 2000, 2000c	Poster	DNA, RNA	Microvolume Quantification of Nucleic Acids in Molecular Diagnostics (Poster)
NanoDrop 1000	Application note	Drug, pharmaceutical	Small Molecule Crystallography
NanoDrop 1000	Application note	RNA	Microgenomic Expression Profiling
NanoDrop 1000	Application note	DNA, RNA	Quantitative Real Time RT PCR
NanoDrop 1000	Application note	DNA, RNA	Nucleic Acid and Fluorescent Dye Concentration Measurement
NanoDrop 1000	Application note	DNA	HLA Typing: Template Quality Control for SSP and SSO
NanoDrop 1000	Manual	DNA, RNA, Protein	NanoDrop 1000 User Manual
NanoDrop 1000	Technical note	DNA, RNA, Protein	Solenoid cleaning procedure for the NanoDrop 1000
NanoDrop 1000	Technical note	DNA, RNA, Protein	USB Connectivity Issues with NanoDrop 1000
NanoDrop 1000	Technical note	DNA, RNA, Protein	Archived Data for NanoDrop 1000
NanoDrop 1000	Technical Note	DNA, RNA, Protein	NanoDrop 1000 Reproducibility Studies
NanoDrop 3300	Technical Note	DNA, RNA, Protein	Reproducibility and Linearity Assessment Using the Blue LED
NanoDrop 1000	Technical Note	DNA	Homogeneity Study– Effect on Reproducibility - NanoDrop 1000
NanoDrop 8000, 1000	FAQ	DNA, RNA, Protein	Protein Absorbance Measurements using the FAQ NanoDrop 1000 and 8000
NanoDrop 1000	FAQ	DNA, RNA, Protein	NanoDrop 1000 Frequently Asked Questions
NanoDrop 2000, 2000c	Publication	Protein	A Novel Process for Developing Fully Human Monoclonal Antibodies
NanoDrop 2000, 2000c	Publication	DNA, RNA, Protein	Global Incentives Seek to Buoy Innovation
NanoDrop 2000, 2000c	Publication	DNA, RNA, Protein	Real-Time PCR Bridges Molecular Biology and Clinical Diagnostics
NanoDrop 2000, 2000c	Publication	DNA, RNA, Protein	Spectrophotometry
NanoDrop 2000, 2000c, 8000	Publication	DNA, RNA, Protein	NanoDrop makes low volume analysis a cinch
NanoDrop 1000	Publication	DNA, RNA, Protein	NanoDrop 1000 UV-Vis Spectrophotometer From NanoDrop Technologies
Nanodrop One, One^C, 2000, 2000c, 1000	Comparison Guide	DNA, RNA, Protein	NanoDrop One-1000-2000 Comparison Guide
Nanodrop One, One^C	Technical Note	DNA, RNA	Acclaro phenol contaminant ID - NanoDrop One Tech Note
NanoDrop One, One^C, 2000, 2000c, 8000, 1000	Handbook	Protein	NanoDrop Colorimetric Protein Assays Handbook
NanoDrop One, One^C, 2000, 2000c, 8000, Lite, 1000	Handbook	Protein	NanoDrop Protein A280 Handbook
NanoDrop One, One^C, 2000, 2000c, 8000, Lite, 1000	Handbook	DNA, RNA	NanoDrop Nucleic Acid Handbook
NanoDrop One, One^C	Technical Note	DNA, RNA, Protein	Performance Verification Check NanoDrop One and One^C
NanoDrop One, One^C	Technical Note	DNA, RNA, Protein	Performing an Intensity Check on NanoDrop One and One^C
NanoDrop One, One^C	Technical Note	DNA, RNA, Protein	Performing a Pedestal Image Check on the NanoDrop One and One^C
NanoDrop One, One^C	Protocol	Assay	BCA Protein Assay for NanoDrop One, One^C
NanoDrop 2000/2000C	Protocol	Protein	Bradford Protein Assay for NanoDrop 2000/2000C
NanoDrop One, One^C	Technical Note	DNA, RNA, Protein	NanoDrop One-One^C Printing Instructions
NanoDrop One, One^C	Technical Note	DNA, RNA, Protein	Exporting Data to a Network Shared Drive via Ethernet on the NanoDrop One
NanoDrop One, One^C	Technical Note	DNA, RNA, Protein	Exporting Data to NanoDrop One-One^C PC Viewer Software via Ethernet Version 1.4 Software
NanoDrop One, One^C	Technical Note	DNA, RNA, Protein	Exporting Data to Network Shared Drive via WiFi on NanoDrop One-One^C Version 1.4 Software
NanoDrop One, One^C	Technical Note	DNA, RNA, Protein	NanoDrop One-One^C Cloud Export Instructions
NanoDrop 8000	Technical Note	DNA, RNA, Protein	Calibration Check for NanoDrop 8000
NanoDrop One/ One C	Protocol	Protein	Pierce 660 nm Protein Assay
NanoDrop One/ One C	Protocol	Protein	Bradford Protein Assay
NanoDrop 3300	Video	DNA, RNA, Protein	A High-throughput Method for Measurement of Glomerular Filtration Rate in Conscious Mice
NanoDrop One/One^C	Protocol	DNA, RNA, Protein	Pierce Rapid Gold BCA Protein Assay
NanoDrop 2000, 2000c	Protocol	Protein	Pierce 660 nm Protein Assay - NanoDrop 2000/2000c
NanoDrop One, One^C	Application Note	Chlorophyll	Quantify Chlorophyll a and Chlorophyll b With a Custom Method
NanoDrop One, One^C	Application Note	Glucose	Quantifying Glucose Concentration Using a Hexokinase Assay
NanoDrop One, One^C	Application Note	Hemoglobin, Protein	A Custom Method for Hemoglobin Measurements
NanoDrop - All products	FAQ	DNA, RNA, Protein	NanoDrop Instruments Service FAQ
NanoDrop 8000	Video	DNA, RNA, Protein	NanoDrop 8000 Calibration Check Best Practices Video
NanoDrop One/One^C	Protocol	DNA, RNA, Protein	Protein Lowry Assay
NanoDrop One/One^C	Application note	Gold nanoparticles (AuNPs)	Quantification of Gold Nanoparticles using the NanoDrop One Spectrophotometer
NanoDrop One/One^C	Video	DNA, RNA, Protein	qPCR Template Qualification using the NanoDrop One UV-Vis Spectrophotometer and the Invitrogen Qubit 4 Fluorometer
NanoDrop One/One^C	Application Note	Protein	Structural Biology Workflows (NMR, XRC, cryo-EM) with NanoDrop Spectrophotometers