YB-TaqPlus DNA Polymerase

 

Pack size:

Cat.#

Price

100 u

A1003

£50

500 u

A1004

£120

 

 

 

               

Description:

YB-TaqPlus DNA Polymerase* is a mix of thermostable enzymes isolated from Thermus aquaticus. YB-TaqPlus catalyses 5’→3’ synthesis of DNA. The enzyme has no 3’→5’ proofreading, but possesses low 5’→3’ exonuclease activity. Unlike to usual Taq, YB-TaqPlus can amplify longer DNA fragments up to 8 kb. Properties of YB-TaqPlus.

 

Applications:

  • PCR (primer extension, DNA amplification)
  • RT-PCR
  • DNA labelling with radionucleotides, or modified nucleotides

 

Features:

 

  • Robust enzyme suitable for most of cases
  • Each 500 units of enzyme are supplemented with 0.25ml of  DNA-Softner – universal additive to difficult templates
  • Enzyme can be supplemented with any 10x PCR buffer (see the List of PCR buffers) upon request

 

Concentration:

 

5 u/µl

Unit Definition:

 

One unit of enzyme catalyses the incorporation of 10 nanomoles of deoxyribonucleotides into an acid-insoluble polynucleotide fraction in 30 minutes at 70 ºC.

 

Source:

 

Thermus aquaticus YT1

Activity Assay:

 

50 mM Tris-Cl (pH8.8 at 25 ºC), 50 mM NaCl, 10 mM MgCl2, 0.25 mg/ml activated calf thymus DNA, 0.2 mM each of dATP, dCTP, dGTP, and 0.05 mM of [3H] dTTP.

 

Content:

 

Enzyme

2ml of 10x Reaction Buffer

1ml of 50 mM MgCl2

0.25 ml of DNA-Softner

 

Storage buffer:

 

50 mM Tris-Cl (pH 8.0 at 25 ºC), 50 mM NaCl, 0.1 mM EDTA, 1 mM DTT, 1% Triton X-100, 50% glycerol

 

10xReaction buffer (default):

 

100 mM Tris-Cl (pH 8.8 at 25 ºC), 500 mM KCl, 1% Triton X-100

Storage:

  -20 °C  (12 months), +4°C  (4 weeks)

 

Note: 

 

Enzyme is not recommended for use in sequencing reactions

Quality Controls:

 

PCR, activity, endonuclease/nickase

Shipping:

Any temperature equal or below ambient.  

 

Related Products:

 

dNTPs

PCR Additives

PCR Buffers

Protocols:

 

 

References:

 

1. Chien, A. et al. (1976) J.Bacteriol. 127, 1550-1557

2. Kaledin, A.S. et al. (1980) Biokhimia 45, 644-651

3. Innis, M.A. et al. (1989) PCR Protocols and Applications: A Laboratory Manual, Academic, NY

4. Celeda, D. et al. (1992) BioTechniques, 12, 89-102

 

*Product use and limitation:

 

Certain applications of this product are covered by patents issued and applicable in certain countries. Purchase of this product does not include a license to perform any patented applications. Users of this product may be required to obtain a patent license depending upon the particular application and country in which the product is used.

 

The PCR process is covered by patents issued and applicable in certain countries. Yorkshire Bioscience does not encourage or support the unauthorised or unlicensed use of the PCR process. Use of this product is recommended for persons that either have a license to perform PCR or are not required to obtain a license

 

 

 

 

Properties of YB-TaqPlus DNA Polymerase

 

3’-5’ proofreading                                                No

5’-3’ exonuclease                                                 Yes

Half-life at 95 ºC                                                    1 hour

Units to add per 100 µl of primer

extension reaction mix                                         2-10 u

Allow time for extension                                     20-40 sec/kb

Error Rate, x10-6 base insertions                        200-400

Optimum length of product                                0.05-5kb

Maximum length of product                               8kb

3'-DNA Ends                                                         dA-tailed

 

 

Specific Applications

 

Broad range                                                          +++

Long Distance (>5 kb)                                         +

Short Distance (<500 bp)                                    ++

Difficult templates (GC-,or AT- rich)                 ++

DNA Labelling                                                     +

High Fidelity (low error rate)                              +

Heat activated version                                        YB-TaqPlusH

Ready-to-go 2x Mix                                             YB-TaqPlusMix

                                                                                                                                                                                      

 

+              poor

++           good

+++         best

 

 


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