Enhancement of PCR amplification of moderate gc-containing and highly GC-rich DNA sequences

Molecular Biotechnology

Volumn 54, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 1048-1054

  Strien, Juliane ^a   Sanft, Juliane ^a   Mall, Gita ^a  

^a FRIEDRICH SCHILLER UNIVERSITY JENA   (Germany)

Author keywords

Additive; DMSO; Enhancer; GC rich DNA; PCR

Indexed keywords

BOVINE SERUM ALBUMINS; DMSO; DNA AMPLIFICATION; ENHANCER; MAGNESIUM CHLORIDES; PCR; PCR AMPLIFICATION; SECONDARY STRUCTURES;

ADDITIVES; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; DNA;

POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

BOVINE SERUM ALBUMIN; DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; DNA; FORMAMIDE; MAGNESIUM CHLORIDE; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA3;

ARTICLE; DNA BASE COMPOSITION; DNA SEQUENCE; DNA TEMPLATE; ENHANCER REGION; GENE AMPLIFICATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

BASE COMPOSITION; DIMETHYL SULFOXIDE; DNA; DNA PRIMERS; FORMAMIDES; GC RICH SEQUENCE; HUMANS; MAGNESIUM CHLORIDE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SERUM ALBUMIN, BOVINE;

BOVINAE;

EID: 84882867074     PISSN: 10736085     EISSN: 15590305     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12033-013-9660-x     Document Type: Article

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