"Taq Polymerase" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A heat stable DNA-DIRECTED DNA POLYMERASE from the bacteria Thermus aquaticus. It is widely used for the amplification of genes through the process of POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION. EC 2.7.7.-.
| Descriptor ID |
D019914
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| MeSH Number(s) |
D08.811.913.696.445.308.300.875
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| Concept/Terms |
Taq Polymerase- Taq Polymerase
- Polymerase, Taq
- Taq1 Polymerase
- Polymerase, Taq1
- Thermus aquaticus Polymerase
- Polymerase, Thermus aquaticus
- aquaticus Polymerase, Thermus
- Taq DNA Polymerase
- DNA Polymerase, Taq
- Polymerase, Taq DNA
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Taq Polymerase" by people in Profiles.
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Mechanism of taq DNA polymerase inhibition by fullerene derivatives: insight from computer simulations. J Phys Chem B. 2012 Sep 06; 116(35):10676-83.
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Dopamine and opioid gene variants are associated with increased smoking reward and reinforcement owing to negative mood. Behav Pharmacol. 2008 Sep; 19(5-6):641-9.
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Amplification of full-length hepatitis B virus genomes from samples from patients with low levels of viremia: frequency and functional consequences of PCR-introduced mutations. J Clin Microbiol. 1998 Feb; 36(2):531-8.
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A new class of defective hepatitis B virus genomes with an internal poly(dA) sequence. Virology. 1997 Dec 22; 239(2):402-12.