A monoclonal antibody to Taq DNA polymerase for use in hot-start PCR. By binding to Taq polymerase, this antibody inhibits the polymerase activity and prevent non-specific amplificatioon derived from mispriming and/or formation of primer dimers before PCR cycling. The antibody is denatured during the initial denaturation step, so there is no need for a special denaturation step. Taq polymerase can be used in general PCR conditions.
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