Abstract:An aqueous nanoparticle suspension of a bis-methanophosphonate fullerene (n-BMPF) was tested to clarify its effects on polymerase chain reaction (PCR) with the catalyst of Taq DNA polymerase and DNA exonuclease Exo Ⅲ and the template of super-coiled plasmid pEGFP-N1. It was found that the product amounts from PCR decreased significantly with addition of the n-BMPF. The inhibition by the n-BMPF was dose-dependent and IC50 values for reactions of PCR were 2.7 μmol/L. Increase of Taq DNA polymerase amounts in PCR… Show more
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