The industry standard with hot start performance
Hot Start Taq DNA Polymerase is a mixture of Taq DNA Polymerase and an aptamer-based inhibitor. The inhibitor binds reversibly to the enzyme, inhibiting polymerase activity at temperatures below 45°C, but releases the enzyme during normal cycling conditions, allowing reactions to be set up at room temperature. This aptamer-based hot start does not require a separate high temperature incubation step to activate the enzyme. Taq DNA polymerase possesses a 5´→3´ polymerase activity1,2,3 and a 5´ flap endonuclease activity4,5.
It is supplied with 10X Standard Taq Reaction Buffer, which is detergent-free and designed to be compatible with existing assay systems.
The following reagents are supplied with this product:
NEB # | Component Name | Component # | Stored at (°C) | Amount | Concentration |
1X Standard Taq Reaction Buffer Pack
1X Standard Taq Reaction Buffer Pack
10 mM Tris-HCl
50 mM KCl
1.5 mM MgCl2
(pH 8.3 @ 25°C)
10 mM Tris-HCl
100 mM KCl
1 mM DTT
0.1 mM EDTA
50% Glycerol
1X stabilizers
pH 7.4 @ 25°C
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