Evaluation of the activity of thermostable DNA polymerases in the presence of heme, as a key inhibitor in the real time PCR method in diagnostics of sepsis

Acta Biochimica Polonica

Volumn 60, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 603-606

  Gosiewski, Tomasz ^a   Brzychczy Włoch, Monika ^a   Pietrzyk, Agata ^a   Sroka, Agnieszka ^a   Bulanda, Małgorzata ^a  

^a JAGIELLONIAN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Poland)

Author keywords

Heme; Polymerase inhibitor; Real time PCR; Sepsis

Indexed keywords

DNA DIRECTED DNA POLYMERASE; HEME;

ARTICLE; BLOOD; ENZYME STABILITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; GENETICS; HUMAN; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEPSIS;

DNA-DIRECTED DNA POLYMERASE; ENZYME STABILITY; ESCHERICHIA COLI; HEME; HUMANS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEPSIS;

EID: 84893341517     PISSN: 0001527X     EISSN: 1734154X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.18388/abp.2013_2027     Document Type: Article

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