ASSAY METHODS FOR NUCLEIC ACID IN A SAMPLE

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...

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Main Authors CORCORAN, MARTA V, HEROUX, JEFFREY A, RAO, SAVITHA M
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 16.08.2001
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Summary: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 detectable species covalently linked.