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Taq DNA Polymerase

Taq DNA Polymerase

Catalog Number: UA070125 Brand: UA BIOSCIENCE
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Product Specification


Synonyms DNA polymerase I, thermostable; Taq polymerase 1
Expression System E.coli
Molecular Weight

94 kDa (Reducing)

Purity >95% by SDS-PAGE and HPLC
Tags & Cleavage sites
Tag No Tag
Physical Appearance Liquid
Storage Buffer

10 mM Tris-HCl, 100 mM KCl, 1 mM DTT, 0.1 mM EDTA, 0.5%Tween 20, IGEPAL® CA-630, 50%Glycerol, pH7.4@ 25°C

Stability & Storage

Store at -25 ~ -15℃ for 2 years

Reference

1. Lawyer F C,Stoffel S,Saiki R K ,et al. Isolation, characterization, and expression in Escherichia coli of the DNA polymerase gene from Thermus aquaticus.[J].Journal of Biological Chemistry, 1989, 264.
2. Eom S H,Steitz T A,Wang J M .Structure of Taq polymerase with DNA at the polymerase active site[J].Nature, 1996, 382(6588):278-281.

Background

Taq DNA Polymerase is a highly heat-stable DNA polymerase derived from the thermophilic bacterium Thermus aquaticus. In addition to polymerase activity, this DNA polymerase exhibits 5'-3' exonuclease activity, unlikely to have 3'-5' exonuclease activity due to absence of a 3'-5' exonuclease domain. In molecular cloning Taq DNA polymerase can be used for DNA sequencing and in vitro amplification of specific segments of DNA using the polymerase chain reaction (PCR). During PCR, Taq DNA polymerase is not inactivated during the denaturation step (~94°C) and can go directly to the second cycle, thus eliminating the need to reintroduce new enzyme at each cycle, making Taq DNA polymerase a unique enzyme for PCR reactions.

Components

UA070125: 5 U/μl Taq DNA Polymerase in 10 mM Tris-HCl, 100 mM KCl, 1 mM DTT, 0.1 mM EDTA, 0.5%Tween 20, IGEPAL® CA-630, 50%Glycerol (pH7.4@ 25°C)
10* Reaction Buffer: 100 mM Tris-HCl, 500 mM KCl, 15 mM MgCl2 (pH 8.3 @ 25°C)

Protocol

a. Dissolve and mix the various solutions required for the PCR reaction. Place Taq DNA Polymerase in an ice bath or an ice box.
b. Refer to the table below to set up the PCR reaction system on the ice bath (if there are multiple similar PCR reactions, you can first prepare a large volume mixture containing water, buffer, dNTP, and Taq enzyme, and then divide it into each PCR reaction tube. According to the situation, sometimes the mixture can include primers):

Component

Volume

Final Concentration

10* Reaction Buffer

5 µl

1 X

dNTP mix, 10 mM each

1 µl

200 µM each

10 µM Forward Primer

1 µl

0.2 µM (0.05–1 µM)

10 µM Reverse Primer

1 µl

0.2 µM (0.05–1 µM)

Template DNA  

variable

10 pg-1 μg

Taq DNA Polymerase (5 U/µl)

0.25 µl

1.25 U/50 µl

DEPC-treated Water

Up to 50µl

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Notes: Gently mix the reaction. Collect all liquid to the bottom of the tube by a quick spin if necessary. Overlay the sample with mineral oil if using a PCR machine without a heated lid.
c. Transfer PCR tubes from ice to a PCR machine with the block preheated to 95°C and begin thermocycling.
Thermocycling conditions for a routine PCR:

Step

Temperature

Time

Number of Cycles

Initial Denaturation

95°C

30 seconds

1 cycle

Denaturation

Annealing

Extension

95°C

42–68°C

68°C

15-30 seconds

15-60 seconds

1 minute/kb

 

30 cycles

 

Final Extension

68°C

5 minutes

1 cycle

Soak

4°C

Indefinite

1 cycle


Guidelines

1. A balanced low concentration of dNTP is more favorable for enzyme activity and reduces mismatches, yielding a high amount of specific DNA reaction products;

2. Taq DNA polymerase, like many other polymerases, is a Mg2+-dependent enzyme and is very sensitive to the concentration of Mg2+. 2mM Mg2+ can meet most PCR amplification, and for some PCR, in order to ensure better amplification, it can be adjusted to 2-4 mM.

Unit Definition

1 unit refers to the amount of enzyme required to incorporate 15 nmol of dNTP into acid-insoluble matter in 30 minutes at 75°C.

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Bioactivity

In a 25ul reaction system, using PUC57 as a template, amplify the target fragment of 773bp by PCR. At the same time, add competitive enzyme to study the enzyme activity of Taq DNA polymerase. As shown in the figure, the product has the following effects.
Lane CK: Negative Control (negative control with no added enzyme only);
Lane 1: UA-Taq DNA Polymerase 2.5U;
Lane 2: UA-Taq DNA Polymerase 1.25U;
Lane 3: UA-Taq DNA Polymerase 0.62U;
Lane 4: UA-Taq DNA Polymerase 0.31U;
Lane 5: UA-Taq DNA Polymerase 0.15U;
Lane 6: Competing product N 2.5U;
Lane 7: Competing product N 1.25U;
Lane 8: Competing product N 0.62U;
Lane 9: Competing product N 0.31U;
Lane 10: Competing product N 0.15U;

SDS-PAGE

1μg (R: reducing condition, N: non-reducing condition).

SEC-HPLC

99%

RP-HPLC

98.7%

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