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Enhanced amplification of GC-rich DNA with two organic reagents

  • Zhizhou Zhang*
  • , Xia Yang
  • , Liangyu Meng
  • , Fang Liu
  • , Cenchao Shen
  • , Wenjuan Yang
  • *Corresponding author for this work
  • Harbin Institute of Technology Weihai
  • Tianjin University of Science & Technology

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Abstract

Amplification of GC-rich DNA sequences is still a difficult task worldwide. Two frequently seen and inexpensive reagents - ethylene glycol and 1,2-propanediol - were found to be more effective than betaine in the amplification of 104 randomly selected GC-rich human DNA sequences with GC contents of 60-80% and lengths of 700-800 bp.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)775-779
Number of pages5
JournalBioTechniques
Volume47
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 2009
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • 1,2-Propanediol
  • Ethylene glycol
  • GC-rich DNA
  • PCR

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