Reaction mixtures
AssigneeRoche Molecular Systems, Inc.
InventorsTomas R. Martinez, Edward S. Smith
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Abstract
The present invention provides stable dried reaction mixtures, methods for their preparation, methods for their use, and kits comprising them. The stable dried reaction mixtures are useful in many recombinant DNA techniques, especially nucleic acid amplification by the polymerase chain reaction (PCR).
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A method of preparing a dry reaction mixture composition, the method comprising drying a reaction mixture in aqueous form by air drying at 45° C. in the absence of lyophilization or vacuum-drying, wherein the reaction mixture in aqueous form comprises at least one nucleic acid amplification-related enzyme, nucleotide triphosphates, manganese acetate (Mn(OAc)2), and sucrose.
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