FIREPol® DNA Polymerase
FIREPol® is a highly processive, thermostable DNA Polymerase. Due to its genetic modifications, it has enhanced stability at room temperature with no activity loss for up to 1 month. Recommended for routine applications (fragment up to 3 kb from genomic DNA). Possesses 5′→3′ polymerase and 5′→3′ exonuclease activity, as well as a non-template-dependent terminal transferase activity, but lacks a 3′→5′ exonuclease (proofreading) activity making the generated product suitable for TA-cloning. The fidelity of FIREPol® is similar to a regular Taq DNA Polymerase (error rate per nucleotide ca 2.5 x10-5).
Kit Components FIREPol® DNA Polymerase (5 U/µl) in 20 mM Tris-HCl pH 8.7 at 25ºC, 100 mM KCl, 0.1 mM EDTA, 50% glycerol (v/v), and stabilizers. FIREPol® 10x Buffer B (without Mg2+ ): 0.8 M Tris-HCl, 0.2 M (NH4)2SO4, 0.2% w/v Tween-20. FIREPol® 10x Buffer B contains non-ionic detergent suppressing inhibitory effects of the traces of DNA extraction buffer and enhancing PCR yield and efficiency. FIREPol® 10x Buffer BD (without Mg2+ and detergent): 0.8 M Tris-HCl, 0.2 M (NH4)2SO4. 25 mM MgCl2 10x Solution S is an additive that facilitates the amplification of difficult templates (e.g. GC-rich DNA templates).