Hot Start Taq DNA Polymerase is an enzyme solution in which a monoclonal antibody against Taq enzyme and Taq enzyme are mixed in a 1:1 activity unit. Taq enzyme antibody has a very high affinity with Taq enzyme. It can block the activity of Taq enzyme before high temperature denaturation, so it can inhibit primer dimer and non-specific amplification very effectively, greatly improving the accuracy of PCR reaction.
Hot Start Taq DNA Polymerase does not require special high temperature treatment. The pre-denaturation step in conventional PCR reaction conditions can start the activity of Taq enzyme. It is suitable for various Taq enzyme-based hot-start PCR and qPCR reactions. The PCR product has an A at the 3'end, which can be cloned directly with TA vector.
Unit definition At 74°C for 30 min, the amount of enzyme required to incorporate 10 nm dNTPs into the acid-insoluble precipitate is defined as 1 activity unit. Activity detection conditions: 50 mM Tris-Hcl (pH 9.0, 25°C), 50 mM NaCl, 5 mM MgCl2, 0.2 mM each dNTPs (including [3H]-Dttp), 200 μg/ml activated calf thymus DNA and 0.1 mg/ml BSA.
The purity detected by SDS-PAGE is greater than 99%. After detection of no exogenous nuclease activity, PCR method detects no host DNA residues, which can effectively amplify single-copy genes in the human genome.