Taq DNA Polymerase is a highly thermostable DNA polymerase isolated from the thermophile, Thermus aquaticus.  Taq DNA polymerase catalyzes the 5’→3’ synthesis of DNA. The enzyme has no detectable 3’→5’ proofreading exonuclease activity, and possesses low 5’→3’ exonuclease activity.  The Taq polymerase is able to amplify DNA up to 6kb that have a single adenine 3’ overhang.  The error rate of this Taq polymerase is ~2.2x10^-5 nucleotide^-1 cycle^-1.

 

Our Taq DNA Polymerase is offered in four convenient sizes and supplied with 10X PCR buffer and magnesium chloride.

 

Taq Polymerase 2X Mastermix is a ready-to-use mixture of our high quality Taq DNA polymerase, deoxynucleotides and reaction buffer at a 2X concentration.