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Issue Date : December Since each target has to be run in a separate reaction, more master mix, which is the most expensive consumable in the experiment, ends up being used. This leads to a multiplication of the costs with each additional target. If each target is detected by a different fluorophore, as in probe-based qPCR, multiple targets can be amplified in a single reaction, which limits the amount of master mix required.
To demonstrate this, the cost per reaction was calculated using Biosearch oligos and master mixes from 10 well-known manufacturers typically the 5 mL size and averaged. This information is illustrated in the infographic below, where the left side purple background corresponds to probe-based assays and the right side green background corresponds to intercalating dye SYBR based assays. The average cost per reaction is shown for both SYBR and probe-based assays.
The cost per reaction was calculated across a number of master mix manufacturers, by adding the cost per reaction of the master mix to that of the oligos, and averaged.
Additionally, the quality of the data should not be overlooked when considering cost. Going back to the food analogy: when you cook a meal at home, you know exactly what ingredients are in it and can be sure that what you are eating is healthy, if that is what you desire. Similarly, when a probe is used in your qPCR assay, you can have more confidence in the results you obtain.
Probes add another layer of specificity and security to the reported assay signal, while intercalating dyes have the potential to indiscriminately report signal from spurious amplification products like primer dimers , resulting in potentially misleading results.
Like our fast food vs. A given quantity of control can be spiked into samples before extraction. A relative directly comparing samples or an absolute using a dilution curve of the control quantification is performed after extraction to normalize the extraction yields of the samples.
Quantitative results of the spiked control within the template or within a reference buffer pure water, reference template… are compared in order to reject templates where PCR inhibition is high low quality. Add a dilution series of the optimised control on each plate and use it to normalize PCR efficiencies between plates also for cycler to cycler data normalization. We use cookies to offer you the best experience on our site.
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