Synonyms: polymerase, dna, pwo
Storage: −20°C
UNSPSC Code: 12352200
Components: Enzyme is supplied in storage and dilution buffer; PCR buffer, with 20 mM MgSO4 10x concentrated; PCR buffer, without MgSO4 10x concentrated; MgSO4 stock solution
RIDADR: NONH for all modes of transport
Features and Benefits:
• Excellent accuracy (18-fold more accurate than Taq DNA polymerase)
• High thermal stability
• Nearly as processive as Taq DNA polymerase
• Accepts modified nucleotides
Application:
• Due to its proofreading activity, the thermostable Pwo DNA Polymerase has an extremely low error rate, 18-fold lower compared to Taq DNA Polymerase. It is therefore ideal for applications that require the highest possible fidelity in DNA synthesis. It can be applied for High fidelity PCR
• Cloning of PCR products
• Characterization of rare mutations
• PCR
General description:
Pwo DNA Polymerase is a highly processive thermostable 5′-3′ DNA polymerase and possesses a 3′–5′ exonuclease activity, also known as proofreading activity. The enzyme has no detectable 5′–3′ exonuclease activity. Pwo DNA Polymerase exhibits increased thermal stability with a half-life of more than two hours at +100 °C, compared to Taq DNA Polymerase′s half-life of less than 5 minutes at this temperature. Pwo DNA Polymerase-generated PCR products are blunt-ended and can therefore be used directly for blunt-end ligation without any pretreatment of the ends.
Other Notes:
For life science research only. Not for use in diagnostic procedures.
Quality:
Each lot of Pwo DNA polymerase is assayed for:
• Activity: The enzyme is tested on activated DNA.
• Function: The enzyme is tested in two PCRs, using λDNA and human genomic DNA as templates.
• Proofreading ability: Proofreading activity is assayed according to the laq Iq fidelity assay [Frey, B. & Suppmann, B. (1995) Biochemica 2. 8-9].
• Absence of nucleases: The enzyme is tested on various substrates to ensure the absence of detectable endonucleases, exonucleases, and nicking activity according to the current Quality Control procedures.
Preparation Note:
Pwo DNA polymerase was originally isolated from Pyrococcus woesei, a hyperthermophilic archaebacterium.
Modified nucleotides are substrates
Pwo DNA Polymerase accepts modified nucleotides like digoxigenin-dUTP, biotin-dUTP, or fluorescein-dUTP. Thus, it can add these nucleotides to DNA during PCR. These nonradioactively labeled products can be used as a hybridization probe in many applications.
Magnesium concentration
If you use the magnesium-containing reaction buffer supplied with the enzyme, the final MgCl2 concentration in the PCR will be 2.0mM. For other magnesium concentrations (e.g., for optimizing the reaction to accommodate a particular template), use the magnesium-free reaction buffer and add appropriate amounts of the magnesium stock.
Legal Information:
Use of this product is covered by US patent claims and corresponding patent claims outside the US. The purchase of this product includes a limited, non-transferable immunity from suit under the foregoing patent claims for using only this amount of product for the purchaser′s own internal research. No right under any other patent claim, no right to perform any patented method, and no right to perform commercial services of any kind, including without limitation reporting the results of purchaser′s activities for a fee or other commercial consideration, is conveyed expressly, by implication, or by estoppel. This product is for research use only. Diagnostic uses under Roche patent claims require a separate license from Roche. Further information on purchasing licenses may be obtained by contacting the Director of Licensing, Applied Biosystems, 850 Lincoln Centre Drive, Foster City, California 94404, USA.
NOTICE TO PURCHASER: LIMITED LICENSE
Use of this product is covered by US Patent No. 6,127,155 and corresponding patent claims outside the US. The purchase of this product includes a limited, non-transferable immunity from suit under the foregoing patent claims for using only this amount of product for the purchaser′s own internal research. No right under any other patent claim and no right to perform commercial services of any kind, including without limitation reporting the results of purchaser′s activities for a fee or other commercial consideration, is conveyed expressly, by implication, or by estoppel. This product is for research use only. Human and veterinary diagnostic uses under Roche patent claims require a separate license from Roche. All uses other than internal research and human and veterinary diagnostic uses under Roche patent claims require a separate license from Thermo Fisher Scientific. Further information on purchasing licenses from Roche may be obtained by contacting the Licensing Department of Roche Molecular Systems, Inc., 4300 Hacienda Drive, Pleasanton, California 94588, USA or Roche Diagnostics GmbH, Sandhofer Strasse 116, 68305 Mannheim, Germany. Further information on purchasing licenses from Thermo Fisher Scientific may be obtained by contacting the Licensing Department of Thermo Fisher Scientific, 5791 Van Allen Way, Carlsbad, California 92008, USA.