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How can I improve the PCR output of a low concentrated DNA?

Posted November 24, 2020


Answer

If you are experiencing low yield of PCR product, then try the following to improve output:

  • If the concentration of your DNA sample is too low, then use ethanol precipitation to concentrate your DNA sample
  • Increase the number of PCR cycles to 45
  • Optimize your annealing temperature
  • Optimize your primer concentration, the concentration of each primer should range between 0.1 to 0.5 µM, but for most PCR applications 0.2 µM is sufficient
  • Optimize your dNTPs concentration, each dNTPs should have a concentration of 200 µM
  • Check primer design
Additional resources

Polymerase chain reaction: basic protocol plus troubleshooting and optimization strategies

ROX Reference Dye *50X fluorescence reference solution for PCR reactions*

ROX Reference Dye for Real-Time PCR

Reverse Transcription PCR (RT-PCR)