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NaOH treatment to neutralize inhibitors of Taq polymerase.
Journal of forensic sciences - 1 Sept 1999
Bourke M T, Scherczinger C A, Ladd C, Lee H C
Abstract excerpt
The introduction of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) into the forensic field has greatly extended the ability to analyze DNA from small or degraded samples. However, one significant problem with PCR analysis is the sensitivity of Taq Polymerase to inhibitors found in many substrates commonly encountered with evidentiary materials. We hypothesize that the most problematic of these compounds intercalate into double...
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