The TraceTAAG® technology allows assessing multiple specific DNA sequences in one single reaction. The analysis systems (AS) derived from this technology consist of molecular biology reagents (based on the TraceTAAG® technology), an equipment platform and proprietary analysis software. The equipment platform comprises standard Thermal Cycler and electrophoresis equipment.
The AS based on TraceTAAG® technology offer numerous advantages over the traditional molecular biology approaches like sequencing, multiplex PCR approaches and probe-based PCR assays.
The main characteristics of the AS based on the TraceTAAG® are:
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High multiplexing capacity, it allows screening multiple (i.e. more than 10) and |
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relevant specific DNA sequences throughout the genome in one single assay. |
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High sensitivity. This approach is exceptionally sensitive to the targeted sequence |
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because it is capable of discriminating sequences diverging in only one base pair. |
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Cost-effective, it allows high-throughput thus reducing the assay costs. |
Applications of TraceTAAG® technology
This technology has a broad range of applications in the clinical and industrial field, for instance, it is perfectly suitable for the applications where multiple loci need to be sequenced, as bacterial strain identification, eukaryotic varieties identification, viral identification, characterization of multiple mutation sites, among many other applications.