Single-tube, ready-to-use assay kits, and methods using same

• Main Authors: LUCERO MICHAEL, HUNKAPILLER MICHAEL W, STEVENS JUNKO, LIVAK KENNETH J, EDDINS SUSAN K, GILBERT DENNIS A
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 15.04.2004
• Edition: 7
• Subjects: BEER; BIOCHEMISTRY; CALCULATING; CHEMISTRY; COMPOSITIONS OR TEST PAPERS THEREFOR; COMPUTING; CONDITION-RESPONSIVE CONTROL IN MICROBIOLOGICAL ORENZYMOLOGICAL PROCESSES; COUNTING; ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING; ENZYMOLOGY; INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTEDFOR SPECIFIC APPLICATION FIELDS; INVESTIGATING OR ANALYSING MATERIALS BY DETERMINING THEIRCHEMICAL OR PHYSICAL PROPERTIES; MEASURING; MEASURING OR TESTING PROCESSES INVOLVING ENZYMES, NUCLEICACIDS OR MICROORGANISMS; METALLURGY; MICROBIOLOGY; MUTATION OR GENETIC ENGINEERING; PHYSICS; PROCESSES OF PREPARING SUCH COMPOSITIONS; SPIRITS; TESTING; VINEGAR; WINE

An assay kit is provided that includes assay reagents stored in a single-tube container, and a data storage medium containing information about the contents of the container. Methods are provided for using the data provided with the kit to direct instruments and/or processes, for example, to control an instrument to perform amplification and/or sequencing reactions.