Nucleic acid amplification using a reversibly inactivated thermostable enzyme

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PATENT NO 5773258
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08680283

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The present invention provides methods for the amplification of nucleic acids using a reversibly inactivated thermostable enzyme. The reversibly inactivated enzyme is the result of a chemical modification of the protein which inactivates the enzyme. The activity of the inactivated enzyme is recovered by an incubation of the reaction mixture at an elevated temperature prior to, or as part of, the amplification reaction. Non-specific amplification is reduced because the reaction mixture does not support the formation of extension products prior to the activating incubation.

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ROCHE MOLECULAR SYSTEMS INC4300 HACIENDA DRIVE PLEASANTON CA 94588

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Birch, David Edward Berkeley, CA 2 292
Laird, Walter Joseph Pinole, CA 2 292
Zoccoli, Michael Anthony Moraga, CA 2 292

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