Optimal activation of isopsoralen to prevent amplicon carryover

J Clin Microbiol. 1999 Jan;37(1):261-2. doi: 10.1128/JCM.37.1.261-262.1999.

Abstract

We compared the efficiencies of activation of the photochemical isopsoralen compound 10 and its resulting amplicon neutralizations under conditions with a UV transilluminator box at room temperature (RT) and a HRI-300 UV photothermal reaction chamber at RT and at 5 degrees C. Our data suggest that use of the HRI-300 reaction chamber at 5 degrees C results in a statistically significantly higher degree of amplicon neutralization.

MeSH terms

  • DNA Primers / chemistry
  • Fluorescent Dyes / chemistry
  • Furocoumarins / chemistry*
  • Photochemistry
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction / methods*
  • Ultraviolet Rays

Substances

  • DNA Primers
  • Fluorescent Dyes
  • Furocoumarins
  • angelicin