Taq polymerase from Fisher

[Hemant Chickarmane]

Anton Scott Goustin <asg at cmb.biosci.wayne.edu> wrote:
>
>I was a steady customer of [Promega] due to their price on M-1862 ($162 for 
>500 U), some 40-50% cheaper than all others.  I would buy through 
>Fisher, and the product would come direct from Promega.  The last time I 
>made this order, I was surprised.  The product was labeled Fisher 
>Biotech, and came in quite different packaging, buffers, etc.  I was 
>skeptical until I tried it.  It seems to perform as well as the gold 
>standard (AmpliTaq, from Perkin-Elmer-Express).
>
>Does anybody know who makes the Taq polymerase for Fisher?
>

The Fisher Biotech enzyme is made by Perkin Elmer.


Dr Hemant Chikarmane, Marine Biological Laboratory, Woods Hole, MA 02543 USA
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