4312778 - FAQs

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Why does the annealing temperature have to be above 55 degrees C, when using the GeneAmp PCR Carryover Prevention kit (Cat. No. N808-0068) or any kit containing AmpErase UNG (Cat. No. N808-0096)?

Uracil-N-glycosylase (UNG) has activity in the temperature range of 4 degrees C to 55 degrees C, and is not completely inactivated by incubation at 95 degrees C. It is recommended that the annealing temperature be at or above 55 degrees C when using this enzyme with any of our PCR or Sequence Detection Systems kits to avoid possible degradation of newly synthesized dU-containing PCR products by residual UNG activity. For this reason, it is also recommended that the post-PCR soak be maintained at 72 degrees C (instead of 4 degrees C) if analysis of the PCR product will be performed using a gel-based method.

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Describe the amplified product produced by the control reagents in the GeneAmp Gold PCR Reagent Kit with Multiplex Control (Cat. No. 4312778).

The control primers generate a 300 and a 500 bp amplicon from the lambda control DNA. The Lambda Multiplex Control primers, as well as the Lambda Control DNA are provided in this kit.

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