Title
New specificity and yield enhancer of polymerase chain reactions.
Abstract
Tetramethylammonium (TMA) chloride, dimethyl sulfoxide and formamide are known to increase, under certain conditions, the specificity and efficiency of the polymerase chain reaction (PCR). We compared the ability of several TMA derivatives and some other reagents to increase the specificity of PCR and to improve the yield of amplification. A novel combination of the enhancer TMA and oxalate as anion is demonstrated to be a powerful enhancer of PCR. Addition of 2 mM TMA oxalate to the PCR mixture decreases the formation of non-specific DNA fragments and increases the yield of specific PCR products.
Year
DOI
Venue
2000
10.1093/nar/28.13.e70
Nucleic Acids Research
Keywords
DocType
Volume
dna fragmentation,polymerase chain reaction
Journal
28
Issue
ISSN
Citations 
13
1362-4962
0
PageRank 
References 
Authors
0.34
0
2
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
M Kovárová100.34
P Dráber200.34