Polymerase resistance to polymerase chain reaction inhibitors in bone

Journal of Forensic Sciences

Volumn 54, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1001-1007

  Eilert, Kenneth D ^a,b   Foran, David R ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Indiana State Police Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

Bovine serum albumin; Forensic science; Inhibition; Inhibitors; Polymerase; Polymerase chain reaction; Thermococcus gorgonarius; Thermus aquaticus; Thermus filiformis; Thermus flavus; Thermus litoralis; Thermus thermophilus; Thermus ubiquitous

Indexed keywords

BOVINE SERUM ALBUMIN; DNA POLYMERASE; ENZYME INHIBITOR;

BONE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME INHIBITION; GENE AMPLIFICATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKELETON; THERMOSTABILITY; THERMUS AQUATICUS; THERMUS THERMOPHILUS;

ANIMALS; BONE AND BONES; CALCIUM; CATTLE; COLLAGEN TYPE I; DNA; DNA FINGERPRINTING; DNA-DIRECTED DNA POLYMERASE; ENZYME INHIBITORS; FORENSIC ANTHROPOLOGY; GENE AMPLIFICATION; HUMANS; HUMIC SUBSTANCES; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SERUM ALBUMIN; SWINE; THERMUS;

EID: 69649099138     PISSN: 00221198     EISSN: 15564029     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1556-4029.2009.01116.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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