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W1754

Sigma-Aldrich

Water

PCR Reagent, suitable for PCR

Synonym(s):

H2O

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About This Item

Linear Formula:
H2O
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
18.02
Beilstein:
2050024
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12191602
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.25

product name

Water, PCR Reagent

grade

PCR Reagent

Quality Level

vapor density

<1 (vs air)

vapor pressure

3 mmHg

sterility

sterile-filtered

form

liquid

packaging

vial of 1.5 mL

technique(s)

PCR: suitable

refractive index

n20/D 1.34 (lit.)

pH

5-7

bp

100 °C (lit.)

mp

0 °C (lit.)

density

1.000 g/mL at 3.98 °C (lit.)

foreign activity

DNase, none detected
RNase, none detected

SMILES string

O

InChI

1S/H2O/h1H2

InChI key

XLYOFNOQVPJJNP-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

PCR grade water is sterile-filtered. It is free from exonucleases (DNAse, RNAse) and endonuclease (NICKase) and is also free from nucleic acid contamination.

Application

Water has been used:

  • as a component of the reaction mixture and as a diluting agent in microfluidic RT-qPCR
  • as a component of the reaction mixture for the amplification of products from fungal (Trametes versicolor) DNA
  • as a diluting agent and as a component of the reaction mixture for the amplification of cDNA
  • Water has been used to make up the final volume of the sample in polymerase chain reaction (PCR)

Suitability

Suitable for polymerase chain reaction (PCR)

Other Notes

Easily compare specifications for Water products with the Water specification table.

Storage Class Code

12 - Non Combustible Liquids

WGK

nwg

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Multiplex PCR for rapid detection of genes encoding acquired metallo-beta-lactamases.
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Articles

Small interfering RNAs (siRNAs) are powerful tools for gene expression knockdown, widely used in molecular biology.

Protocols

Protocol describes amplification of DNA through quantitative PCR with SYBR Green. Consistent batch-to-batch performance can be achieved with large numbers of PCR reactions.

Hot start dNTP protocol enhances specificity in PCR by blocking DNA polymerase nucleotide incorporation during PCR.

Protocol for high fidelity amplification of long PCR fragments up to 22kb from complex DNA mixtures and up to 40kb from simple DNA mixtures. AccuTaq LA.

Reverse transcription (RT) is the process of converting RNA to cDNA using a reverse transcriptase enzyme and dNTPs.

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