Data Comparison between different DNA-Polymerases

 

Error Rate

 

Accuracy

 

Percentage of Clones with Mutations

 

 

(x10(-6) +/- SD)

 

 

 

(10(6)-fold amplification

 

 

 

 

 

 

1 kb

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pfunds-polymerase

0.55

 

1818000

 

1.1%

 

Pwo-polymerase

0.59

 

1700000

 

1.2%

 

ReproFast polymerase

0.65

 

1538000

 

1.3%

 

Taq-polymerase

3.3 +/- 0.8

 

303000

 

6.6%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PfuUltra™ polymerase

0.4 +/- 0.04

 

2326000

 

0.9%

 

Pfu, PfuTurbo® polymerase

1.3 +/- 0.2

 

769000

 

2.6%

 

DeepVent® polymerase

2.7 +/- 0.2

 

370000

 

5.4%

 

Vent-R® polymerase

2.8 +/- 0.9

 

357000

 

5.6%

 

Platinum®, Pfx-polymerase

3.5 +/- 1.0

 

286000

 

7.0%

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Error rates were measured in recommended PCR buffer using standard cycling conditions.

Data for competitors enzymes are taken from Stratagene.

 

 

 

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