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ArticleMolecular biotechnology2013

CdTe quantum dots enhance feasibility of EvaGreen-based real-time PCR with decent amplification fidelity.

Fuming Sang, Zhizhou Zhang, Zhong Xu, Xiaolei Ju, Hongyuan Wang, Shuanghua Zhang, Changlu Guo

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Article in Molecular biotechnology, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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Fuming SangSchool of Marine Science and Technology, Harbin Institute of Technology, Weihai 264209, People's Republic of China.
Zhizhou Zhang
Zhong Xu
Xiaolei Ju
Hongyuan Wang
Shuanghua Zhang
Changlu Guo

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Abstract

Quantitative real-time PCR (qPCR), as an important quantitative technique for nucleic acids, has been widely used in many fields including clinical diagnosis, molecular biology, and cancer research. However, non-specific amplification products are still a frequent problem in qPCR. In this study, we investigated the effects of QDs on real-time amplification based on either SYBR Green I or EvaGreen. It was found that QDs could raise the amplification sensitivity and thus enhance the efficiency using SYBR Green I detection system. In the case of EvaGreen detection systems, addition of QDs also led to a better correlation coefficient than without QDs. EvaGreen-based system gave sharper peaks for melting curves than SYBR Green I. The experiments indicated that the polymerase activity could be partially blocked by QDs at the pre-PCR temperatures, resulting in the improvement of PCR specificity. These results indicated that CdTe QDs could be used as a descent qPCR enhancer. Good amplification fidelity in QDs-facilitated qPCR was also a plus that has not been reported elsewhere.

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Quantum DotsBenzothiazolesCadmium CompoundsDiaminesDNAElectrophoresis, Agar GelFluorescent DyesHumansLinear ModelsOrganic ChemicalsQuinolinesReal-Time Polymerase Chain ReactionSensitivity and SpecificitySequence AlignmentTelluriumBenzothiazolesCadmium Compoundscadmium tellurideDiaminesDNAFluorescent DyesOrganic ChemicalsQuinolinesSYBR Green ITellurium

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