Bisulfite conversion reagent
AssigneeApplied Biosystems, LLC
InventorsYafei Liu, Haley O. Fiske, Steven M. Menchen
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Abstract
Disclosed, among other things, are packaged bisulfite solutions comprising bisulfite reagent in an oxygen-impermeable container and methods.
Claims20
A kit containing a pre-packaged bisulfite solution suitable for use in a DNA methylation analysis reaction involving the conversion of cytosine to uracil wherein said pre-packaged bisulfite solution comprises an aqueous deoxygenated solution of a bisulfite reagent enclosed within an oxygen-impermeable container such that the pre-packaged bisulfite solution maintains a bisulfite concentration that is at least 90% of the original concentration and useable in the DNA methylation analysis reaction for a period of approximately six months after packaging in said kit.
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