Reverse Transcriptase: The Use of Cloned Moloney Murine Leukemia Virus Reverse Transcriptase to Synthesize DNA from RNA

Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology - Part B Molecular Biotechnology

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 61-77

  Gerard, Gary F ^a   Fox, Donna K ^b   Nathan, Margret ^b   D'Alessio, James M ^b  

^a Life Technologies Inc   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

cDNA synthesis; Long RT PCR; Murine leukemia virus reverse transcriptase; Reverse transcriptase; Reverse transcription; RNase H minus reverse transcriptase; RT PCR

Indexed keywords

MOLONEY MURINE LEUKEMIA VIRUS; MURINAE;

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; DYES, REAGENTS, INDICATORS, MARKERS AND BUFFERS; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN; RNA; RNA DIRECTED DNA POLYMERASE;

ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOLONEY LEUKEMIA ONCOVIRUS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; INDICATORS AND REAGENTS; MOLONEY MURINE LEUKEMIA VIRUS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; RNA; RNA-DIRECTED DNA POLYMERASE;

EID: 0031204726     PISSN: 10736085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02762340     Document Type: Article

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