ASSAY METHODS FOR NUCLEIC ACID IN A SAMPLE

• Main Authors: CORCORAN MARTA V, HEROUX JEFFREY A, RAO SAVITHA M
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 16.08.2001
• Edition: 7
• Subjects: BEER; BIOCHEMISTRY; CHEMISTRY; COMPOSITIONS OR TEST PAPERS THEREFOR; CONDITION-RESPONSIVE CONTROL IN MICROBIOLOGICAL ORENZYMOLOGICAL PROCESSES; ENZYMOLOGY; MEASURING OR TESTING PROCESSES INVOLVING ENZYMES, NUCLEICACIDS OR MICROORGANISMS; METALLURGY; MICROBIOLOGY; MUTATION OR GENETIC ENGINEERING; PROCESSES OF PREPARING SUCH COMPOSITIONS; SPIRITS; VINEGAR; WINE

The present invention relates to a method for the determination of the presence and amount of DNA in a sample. The method is based on the use of a nucleic acid template dependent enzyme in combination with a random primer to generate an enzymatic product which incorporates a binding species and a de...