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Questions about Tween 20 - (May/13/2010 )

Hi All,

I am a newbie and I have a lot of questions about qPCR.

What is the function of Tween 20 in qPCR Master Mix?

If possible, show me the reference thx.

-peterchung-

peterchung on May 14 2010, 09:01 AM said:

Hi All,

I am a newbie and I have a lot of questions about qPCR.

What is the function of Tween 20 in qPCR Master Mix?

If possible, show me the reference thx.


as far as i can recollect it used to be present in the master mix as a stabilizer for the Taq.. but now a days there is no tween or for that matter even glycerol in the master mixes...

-Prep!-