Description

Intact Genomics Taq DNA Polymerase 2x Premix with Dye is a thermostable DNA polymerase that possesses a 5´→3´ polymerase activity (1, 2) and a 5´ flap endonuclease activity (3, 4). Ideal for primary extension reaction with DNA fragments having dA overhang on 3’ ends.

Intact Genomics Taq DNA Polymerase 2x Premix with Dye is ready to use, containing Taq DNA Polymerase, dNTPs, MgCl2, and stabilizers. It has been optimized for routine PCR applications.

The physical purity of this enzyme is ≥98% as assessed by SDS-PAGE with Coomassie® blue staining.

Product Source
E. coli strain expressing a Taq DNA Polymerase gene from Thermus aquaticus YT-1.

Applications

  • PCR
  • Primer extension
  • Colony PCR

Product Includes

  1. Taq DNA Polymerase 2x Premix with Dye
  2. 5x Magic Enhancer

Storage Temperature
–20 °C

1x Premix Composition

10 mM Tris-HCl pH 9.0 , 50 mM KCl, 1.5 mM MgCl2, 0.2 mM dNTP, 5% Glycerol, 0.08% Igepal CA 630, 0.05% TWEEN-20, 25 Units/ml Taq DNA Polymerase

Unit Definition

One unit is defined as the amount of enzyme that incorporates 10 nmoles of dNTP into acid-insoluble form in 30 minutes at 72 ºC.