High temperature cDNA synthesis by AMV reverse transcriptase improves the specificity of PCR

Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology - Part B Molecular Biotechnology

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 237-240

  Fuchs, Bruno ^b   Zhang, Kunbo ^b   Rock, Michael G ^b   Bolander, Mark E ^b   Sarkar, Gobinda ^a  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

AMV; cDNA synthesis; High temperature; PCR; Reverse transcriptase; Specificity

Indexed keywords

RNA DIRECTED DNA POLYMERASE;

ARTICLE; AVIAN MYELOBLASTOSIS VIRUS; DNA SYNTHESIS; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; EVOLUTION; HIGH TEMPERATURE PROCEDURES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 0033427641     PISSN: 10736085     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1385/MB:12:3:237     Document Type: Article

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