Studies on primer-dimer formation in polymerase chain reaction (PCR)

被引:27
作者
Das, S [1 ]
Mohapatra, SC [1 ]
Hsu, JT [1 ]
机构
[1] Lehigh Univ, Dept Chem Engn, Bethlehem, PA 18015 USA
关键词
mechanistic; PCR; primer-dimer; Taq DNA polymerase enzyme;
D O I
10.1023/A:1008924615839
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
A viable mechanism for primer-dimer formation in polymerase chain reaction (PCR) process has been proposed based on experimental results. This mechanism results in a kinetic description of the primer-dimer formation process with the Taq DNA polymerase enzyme, the two primers and the dNTPs as the starting materials. The possible impact of this primer-dimer formation on the selectivity and yield of PCR process is discussed.
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页码:643 / 646
页数:4
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