Simplifies PCR

University of Rochester
Immunology
Graduate Student

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Company:

Thermo Fisher Scientific

Product Name:

Platinum® PCR SuperMix High Fidelity

Catalog Number:

12532-016

This product is routinely used for screening bacterial colonies for the correct insert size. I also use this to amplify insert of a vector using the same protocol.

Experimental Design and Results Summary

Application

PCR

Starting Material

DNA

Protocol Overview

The following reaction is pipetted: 46 ul platinum supermix hifi1 ul water1 ul 10mM forward primer1 ul 10mM reverse primer1 ul template DNA (1ng) or denatured colony DNA

Tips

Make master mixes to be consistent between tubes.

Results Summary

5ul of the PCR reaction is pippetted into an E-gel. Bright bands are typically seen.

Additional Notes

None

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Summary

The Good

No need to add other reagents such as ATP or dNTPs.

The Bad

Can go through a lot of product if you have a lot of samples (such as for colony pcr).

The Bottom Line

Good product because it simplifies the process and is reliable.

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