Enhancement of nucleic acid amplification using double-stranded DNA binding proteins

Disclosed are methods and materials for enhancing the efficiency, specificity and/or specificity of nucleic acid amplification reactions (e.g., PCR amplification reactions). The disclosed inventions involve the use of nonspecific double-stranded DNA binding proteins in amplification reactions. The m...

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Main Authors POTTER ROBERT J, JAVORSCHI-MILLER SANDRINE M.M, LEE JUN E
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 07.12.2006
Subjects
BEER
BIOCHEMISTRY
CHEMISTRY
COMPOSITIONS OR TEST PAPERS THEREFOR
CONDITION-RESPONSIVE CONTROL IN MICROBIOLOGICAL ORENZYMOLOGICAL PROCESSES
ENZYMOLOGY
FERMENTATION OR ENZYME-USING PROCESSES TO SYNTHESISE A DESIREDCHEMICAL COMPOUND OR COMPOSITION OR TO SEPARATE OPTICAL ISOMERSFROM A RACEMIC MIXTURE
MEASURING OR TESTING PROCESSES INVOLVING ENZYMES, NUCLEICACIDS OR MICROORGANISMS
METALLURGY
MICROBIOLOGY
MUTATION OR GENETIC ENGINEERING
PROCESSES OF PREPARING SUCH COMPOSITIONS
SPIRITS
VINEGAR
WINE
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Summary:Disclosed are methods and materials for enhancing the efficiency, specificity and/or specificity of nucleic acid amplification reactions (e.g., PCR amplification reactions). The disclosed inventions involve the use of nonspecific double-stranded DNA binding proteins in amplification reactions. The methods described herein are useful in a wide variety of molecular biology applications including allele specific PCR.
Bibliography:Application Number: US20060365383