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GemTaq™ Hot Start DNA
Polymerase and 5xReaction
Buffer
(with 5x1.5mM Mg2+)
EP032
400 units
5 u/μl
$ 55.00
EP033
2,000 units
5 u/μl
$ 220.00
EP034
5,000 units
5 u/μl
$ 500.00
EP035
15,000 units
5 u/μl
$ 1,300.00
Description
GemTaq™ Hot Start DNA Polymerase is a heat-activated high-performance proprietary formulation of GemTaq™ DNA Polymerase.
The modified polymerase activity is restored during the initial denaturation step (94-95 °C for 3 min.) allowing for a hot-start PCR.
Therefore GemTaq™ Hot Start DNA Polymerase provides improved specificity and very high PCR sensitivity by eliminating the
presence of non-specifics products. It has an elongation rate higher than regular Taq DNA Polymerase, resulting in robust yields and
greater sensitivity of PCR amplifications within a short reaction time. GemTaq™ Hot Start DNA Polymerase has 5’→3’ DNA
polymerase activity and 5’→3’ exonuclease activity. The enzyme can amplify fragments of up to 5 kb in length from genomic DNA and
longer fragments from Lambda DNA. GemTaq™ Hot Start DNA Polymerase is supplied at 5u/µl and comes with an optimized
5xReaction buffer. The purified enzyme has no detectable endonuclease or exonuclease activity.

Advantages
•        Ultra-high specificity.
•        Fast activation.
•        Greater efficiency and sensitivity in a wide range of PCR assays within a short reaction time.
•        Recommended for low copy assays.
•        Amplifies fragments up to 5 kb.
•        Unbeatable value in terms of cost per unit and performance.

Applications
•        Hot start PCR.
•        Low-copy target.
•        High throughput PCR applications
•        Complex genomic templates.
•        TA cloning.

FOR LABORATORY USE ONLY
Description and Protocol
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GemTaq™ Hot Start Amplification Family
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