Maximizing specificity and yield of PCR by the quantum dot itself rather than property of the quantum dot surface

Biochimie

Volumn 91, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 969-973

  Ma, Lu ^a   He, Shibin ^a   Huang, Jing ^a   Cao, Lei ^a   Yang, Fei ^a   Li, Lijia ^a  

^a WUHAN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

BSA; Different surface modified nanoparticles; Lower annealing temperatures; PCR specificity and yield; Quantum dots

Indexed keywords

BOVINE SERUM ALBUMIN; NANOPARTICLE; QUANTUM DOT; STREPTAVIDIN; TAQ POLYMERASE; THIOGLYCOLIC ACID;

ARTICLE; COATED PARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; LOW TEMPERATURE; MOLECULAR INTERACTION; NONHUMAN; PARTICLE SIZE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMERIZATION; QUANTUM YIELD; REACTION ANALYSIS; SEMICONDUCTOR; SURFACE PROPERTY;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; PARTICLE SIZE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; POLYMERS; QUANTUM DOTS; SERUM ALBUMIN, BOVINE; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TAQ POLYMERASE; TEMPERATURE; THIOGLYCOLATES;

BOVINAE;

EID: 67649425762     PISSN: 03009084     EISSN: 61831638     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biochi.2009.04.020     Document Type: Article

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