This high-purity Ambion® Taq Polymerase is isolated from an E. coli strain that over-expresses this gene. Its heat stability allows DNA polymerization in the 5' to 3' direction during repeated heat denaturation and reannealing steps in the presence of dNTPs, a DNA template, and complementary primers. It is supplied in one tube containing 250 U at a concentration of 5 U/ µL. It can be used in PCR and RT-PCR reactions.

Unit Definition:
One unit incorporates 10 nmol of deoxynucleotides into acid insoluble material in 30 min at 74°C. SuperTaq™ is a trademark of, and is manufactured by Enzyme Technologies Ltd. and sold under licensing arrangements with F. Hoffman-La Roche, Ltd., Roche Molecular Systems, Inc. and the Perkin-Elmer Corporation. Life Technologies Corporation is a distributor of Enzyme Technologies, Ltd., except in the following countries: Austria, Benelux, Denmark, Greece, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, and the United Kingdom.