Excellent DNA Polymerase for PCR Amplification of Larger Fragments

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Microbiology and Immunology
Postdoctoral Research Associate

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Company:

New England Biolabs

Product Name:

Q5® High-Fidelity DNA Polymerase

Catalog Number:

M0491

I used this polymerase to amplify a 4.5kb assembly PCR product for cloning. Earlier, we had issues with other Taq polymerases. After using this polymerase I started getting consistent results with high fidelity.

Experimental Design and Results Summary

Application

PCR

Starting Material

Plasmid DNA

Protocol Overview

Assembling PCR for larger fragments is a tricky task. This polymerase has high efficiency and fidelity as well. Reaction buffer is a 5X buffer. Keep this in mind before setting up reactions.

Tips

Extension time and annealing temperature should be optimized by gradient PCR.

Results Summary

I used this polymerase to amplify 4.5kb assembly PCR product for cloning. I got a nice amplification with good intensity of of band. 2 reactions were good enough for a cloning experiment.

Additional Notes

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Summary

The Good

High efficiency amplification with high fidelity

The Bad

Nothing except high cost

The Bottom Line

Best choice for polymerase.

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