qPCRBIO Probe Mix No-ROX

Art No | PB20.23

qPCRBIO Probe Mix No-ROX

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The universal qPCRBIO probe kit is designed to give superior sensitivity and specificity in all probe-based real-time PCR assays, including TaqMan®, Scorpions® and molecular beacon probes.

Description

qPCRBIO Probe Mix is the robust choice for all your probe-based real-time PCR needs. Our universal kit can be used to reliably detect extremely low copy number targets and quantify any DNA template including genomic, cDNA and viral sequences.

High efficiency in multiplex reactions
Rapid extension rate for early Ct values
Market-leading sensitivity – increased limit of detection
Efficient amplification from GC and AT-rich sequences
Antibody-mediated hot start technology
Compatible with all real-time PCR platforms
Also available as an easy-to-see blue mix

qPCRBIO Probe Mix uses antibody-mediated hot start technology that prevents the formation of primer-dimers to improve reaction sensitivity and specificity.

Applications

Absolute quantification
Relative gene expression analysis
TaqMan®, Scorpions® and molecular beacon probes
Detection of extremely low copy number targets
Diagnostic real-time PCR

Use our qPCR Selection Tool to find out which ROX variant is compatible with your instrument.

Storage

The kit should be stored between -30°C and -15°C. Avoid prolonged exposure to light. If stored correctly the kit will retain full activity for 12 months. The kit can be stored at 4°C for 1 month. The kit can go through 30 freeze/thaw cycles with no loss of activity.

Material Safety Data Sheet (PDF)

Product manual (PDF)

Instrument Compatibility Tool

FAQs

Experiment 1

qPCRBIO Probe Mix
a=Singleplex b=Quadplex

Experiment 2

Invitrogen EXPRESS
a=Singleplex b=Quadplex

Experiment 3

Biorad Ssofast Probe Mix
a=Singleplex b=Quadplex

Experiment 4

qPCRBIO Probe Mix
a=Singleplex b=Quadplex

Experiment 5

Invitrogen EXPRESS
a=Singleplex b=Quadplex

Experiment 6

Biorad Ssofast
a=Singleplex b=Quadplex

Experiment 4-qPCRBIO Probe MixExperiment 4-qPCRBIO Probe Mix

Experiment 7

qPCRBIO Probe Mix Singleplex sensitivity test ACVR2B

Experiment 8

qPCRBIO Probe Mix Singleplex sensitivity test LIMK1

Experiment 9

qPCRBIO Probe Mix Singleplex sensitivity test ACVR1B

Experiment 7-qPCRBIO Probe Mix Singleplex sensitivity test ACVR2B

Experiment 8-qPCRBIO Probe Mix Singleplex sensitivity test LIMK1

Experiment 9-qPCRBIO Probe Mix Singleplex sensitivity test ACVR1B

Figure 1
Experiments 1, 2 and 3 show TaqMan probe amplification traces of human gene ACVR2B in singleplex and in quadplex (ACVR2B, LIMK1, ACVR1B and CDK7) from a cDNA dilution series. a) traces indicate singleplex reactions, b) traces indicate quadplex reactions. qPCRBIO Probe Mix was tested against the latest competitor mixes from Invitrogen (experiment 2) and Biorad (experiment 3). qPCRBIO Probe Mix shows the least PCR inhibition when in multiplex compared to Invitrogen and Biorad mixes. This is evident in more delayed amplification traces in quadplex (b) compared to singleplex (a). Experiments 4, 5 and 6 show TaqMan probe amplification traces of human gene LIMK1 in singleplex and quadplex (ACVR2B, LIMK1, ACVR1B and CDK7). As with experiments 1, 2 and 3 LIMK1 amplification is less inhibited in multiplex in the PCR Biosystems probe mix than the competitor mixes tested. Cycling conditions were 95°C 2min, 40 cycles of 95°C 10sec, 60°C 15sec on Biorad CFX instrument.

Experiments 7, 8 and 9 show TaqMan probe amplification traces from plasmid dilution series of 1×106 copies to 10 copies of DNA. For each gene qPCRBIO Probe Mix amplified with 100% efficiency and detected 10 copies of DNA.

FAQs ROX

ROX (6-carboxy-X-rhodamine) is used as a passive reference dye in ROX-dependent real-time PCR instruments to normalize for variations of fluorescence levels that can arise mainly due to optical path variations among wells. Normalisation of the fluorescence intensity (Rn) is done in real-time PCR software by dividing the emission intensity of the specific signal by the emission intensity of ROX.

ROX does not take part in the PCR reaction and its fluorescence levels are not proportional to the quantity of DNA in each well, so the addition of this fluorophore to a mix provides a constant fluorescent signal during amplification.

Different types of real-time PCR instruments requiring a passive reference standard have different optimal concentrations of ROX, mainly due to the different optical configurations of each system (i.e. the different type of excitation source and optics used).

The addition of either too little or too much ROX would result in a very noisy signal impacting on the results of the reaction. Therefore, it is extremely important for the user to:

Determine the correct ROX concentration to optimise real-time PCR results, and
Check the ROX settings on the software used to set up the reaction

ROX concentrations in qPCRBIO Probe Mixes:

The qPCRBIO Probe Mixes that contain passive reference dyes come in different formulations, each with a different concentration of the passive reference dye:

qPCRBIO Probe Mix Lo-ROX (PB20.21) contains 112 nM ROX
qPCRBIO Probe Mix Hi-ROX (PB20.22) contains 1.12 µM ROX
qPCRBIO Probe Mix No-ROX (PB20.23)
does not contain ROX
qPCRBIO Probe Mix Separate-ROX (PB20.24) 2x mix contains no ROX and include a separate tube of 50 µM ROX additive. This enables you to choose what concentration of ROX you’d like to use.

Available sizes:

PB20.23-01	100 x 20μL Reactions
PB20.23-05	500 x 20μL Reactions
PB20.23-20	2000 x 20μL Reactions
PB20.23-50	5000 x 20μL Reactions (1 x 50mL bottle)
PB20.23-51	5000 x 20μL Reactions (50 x 1mL in Pouch)