Oligo, Random Primer 8 (Octamer)

Blue Ice

2410

Supplied as a salt-free lyophilized powder.

Single-stranded oligonucleotide primer, chemically synthesized, consisting of 8 random sequence deoxyribonucleotides suitable for DNA synthesis applications using Klenow DNA polymerase with a template or for cDNA synthesis using reverse transcriptase with an mRNA template.

Special Labels: Biotin, Fluorescein, and Phosphate modifications can be included at the 5' or 3' site. For special labels add -B, -F, -P and -5, -3 to the catalog number.

Sequence:
5’-NNNNNNNN-3’
[N = A, C, G, T]

Optical Density (OD):
~10 (estimated value; lot-specific value reported on CofA)
1 OD unit is roughly equivalent to 33ug ssDNA

GC Content:
~50%

Molecular Weight:
~2410g/mol

Tm:
24°C

Storage & Stability:
Store at -20°C. For maximum recovery of product, centrifuge the original vial after thawing and prior to removing the cap. Further dilutions can be made in assay buffer.