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Is Thermo-Start Taq DNA Polymerase chemically or antibody modified?

April 26, 2017Antibody chemically dna modified polymerase taq

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Is Thermo-Start Taq DNA Polymerase chemically or antibody modified?

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The ThermoStart Taq DNA Polymerase is chemically modified to give high specificity and requires an activation step at +95°C for 15 minutes. The Thermo-Start Taq DNA Polymerase chemically modified enzyme is not activated until after the +95°C incubation making it more specific than antibody modified enzymes, which can be activated at around +60°C.