perkin elmer vs light cycler

[Dr. Duncan Clark]

In article <7qgptv$8ee at news.service.uci.edu>, Joan Marie Shields
<jshields at rigel.oac.uci.edu> writes
>Is the MgCl2 there for the polymerase

The polymerase, but an equimolar amount is titrated out by the dNTPs
i.e. 0.2mM each dNTP takes out 0.8mM MgCl2 leaving 0.7mM for the enzyme.

Duncan  
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