Table 1 Products of polymerase-assisted terminal modification reactions with extendable and non-extendable models.

From: Mass-spectrometry analysis of modifications at DNA termini induced by DNA polymerases

Model

Polymerase

dNTPs

T, °C

Reaction product (MS peak)

M:P

Taq

d(AGC), Y

72/64

M + dA (2), M-dT + Y (3), M + Y (4), M-dT + Y + dA (4), M-dT + Y + dG (4), M-dT + Y + Y (5), F (6) F + Y (7)

M:P

Vent (exo-)

d(AGC), Y

72/64

F + Y (7), M-dT + Y (3), F + dA (9)

M:P

D.Vent (exo-)

d(AGC), Y

72

F (6), M + dA (2), M-dT + Y (3)

M:P

Bst 2.0

d(AGC), Y

72

F (6)

M:P

Therminator

d(AGC), Y

72

M + dA/dG (2), M + dA + dA (10), M + Y (4), M-dT + Y + dA (4), M + Y + dA (11), M-dT + Y + Y (5)

M:P

Pfu

d(AGC), Y

72

M-dT + Y (3)

M:P

Phusion

d(AGC), Y

72

M-dT + Y (3), P + CAGYCAGAGACGY (8)

H1

Taq

d(AGC)

64

H1 + dA

H1

Taq

Y

64

H1 + Y

H1

Taq

d(AGC), Y

64

H1 + Y

H1/PPi

Taq

Y

64

H1-dT + Y

H4/PPi

Taq

Y

64

H4-dT + Y

H4

Therminator

Y

64

H4 + Y

H4/PPi

Therminator

Y

64

H4-dT + Y + Y

H4

Pfu

Y

64

H4-dT

H4

Phusion

Y

64

H4-dT + Y

H4/PPi

Pfu

Y

64

H4-dT + Y

H4/PPi

Phusion

Y

64

H4-dT + Y