The ISOLATE II Genomic DNA Kit provides a simple, efficient column-based method for the isolation of genomic DNA from a wide variety of materials, without the need for hazardous reagents such as phenol. By combining Proteinase K lysis with the speed and ease-of-use of silica-membrane purification, the ISOLATE II Genomic DNA Kit provides a fast method for the purification of high-quality genomic DNA from a variety of starting materials, such as mouse or rat tails, bacteria, yeast, dried blood spots, genomic/viral DNA from blood, hair follicles, paraffin-embedded tissue (FFPE), stool viruses (e.g. CMV), Mycobacterium tuberculosis or Legionella pneumophila in sputum or bronchoalveolar lavage, EHEC bacteria in food, bacterial DNA (e.g. Chlamydia trachomatis) from cultures, biological fluids or clinical specimens, bacterial DNA (e.g. Borrelia burgdorferi) and viral DNA (e.g. CMV) from urine, insects, dental swabs and buccal swabs. The ISOLATE II Genomic DNA Kit has been designed to deliver optimal performance in qPCR in tandem with the SensiFAST Real-Time PCR Kits and in end-point PCR alongside any enzyme from the Bioline PCR portfolio, including MyTaq DNA Polymerase.                   "I used the ISOLATE II Genomic DNA Kit to extract genomic DNA from mice tails for genotyping. The kit comes with very clear, user friendly instructions and provides efficient, reliable and cost effective isolation of DNA. Overall a great kit for genomic DNA extraction and downstream analysis." Wilson Wong, University of Sydney, Camperdown, Australia

The ISOLATE II Plasmid Mini Kit provides a simple, efficient column-based method for the isolation of plasmid DNA from bacterial cultures, without the need for hazardous reagents such as phenol. By combining SDS/alkaline lysis with the speed and ease-of-use of silica-membrane purification, the ISOLATE II Plasmid Mini Kit provides a fast method for the purification of high-quality plasmid DNA. Separate protocols are provided for the isolation of high-copy plasmids, the isolation of low-copy plasmid, P1 constructs and cosmid DNA from E. coli and the isolation of plasmids from gram-positive bacteria such as Bacillus, Staphylococcus, Bifidobacteria or Corynebacteria. The ISOLATE II Plasmid Mini Kit has been designed to deliver optimal performance in cloning, sequencing as well as end-point PCR alongside any enzyme from the Bioline PCR portfolio, including MyTaq DNA Polymerase. Additionally, the ISOLATE II Plasmid Mini Kit can be used in tandem with the SensiFAST Real-Time PCR Kits for high-performance qPCR.

The ISOLATE II PCR and Gel Kit provides a simple, efficient membrane-based method for the purification of DNA from PCR reactions and from TAE and TBE agarose gels, without the need for hazardous reagents or ethanol precipitation. Six PCR products can be purified in 10 minutes using simple binding and elution steps. Concentrated PCR products ranging between 60 bp and 15 kb can be eluted, removing primers, nucleotides, enzymes, mineral oil, salts and other impurities. DNA fragments between 50 bp and 20 kb can be extracted from six agarose gel slices in about 20 minutes using a color indicator to help maintain optimal pH and identify undissolved agarose. The ISOLATE II PCR and Gel Kit has been designed to deliver optimal performance in transformations, cloning, sequencing and restriction analysis.

The ISOLATE II RNA Mini Kit provides a simple, efficient column-based method for the isolation of total RNA from a wide variety of starting materials, without the need for hazardous reagents such as phenol. By combining the stringency of guanidinium-thiocyanate lysis with the speed and ease-of-use of silica-membrane purification, the ISOLATE II RNA Mini Kit provides a fast method for the purification of high-quality total RNA from animal and plant cells and tissues as well as cultured cells, bacterial cells, yeast, biological fluids and cell-free samples. Biological samples which are sometimes difficult to process i.e. mouse tissue (liver, brain), various tumor cell lines, Streptococcus and Actinobacillus pleuropneumoniae, will yield high-quality RNA with the ISOLATE II RNA Mini Kit. The online product manual has protocols for purifying total RNA from cultured cells, tissues, yeast, bacteria, biological liquids, paraffin embedded tissue and RNAlater® treated samples. There is also a protocol for a convenient on-column DNase treatment, using RNase-free DNase I that is supplied with the kit, for applications that are sensitive to very small amounts of DNA. The ISOLATE II RNA Mini Kit has been designed to deliver optimal performance in RT-qPCR in conjunction with either the SensiFAST cDNA Synthesis Kit and SensiFAST Real-Time PCR Kits, or the SensiFAST One-Step Real-Time RT-PCR Kits. Additionally, the ISOLATE II RNA Mini Kit can be used to purify samples for PCR and RT-PCR amplification using the Tetro cDNA Synthesis Kit and any enzyme from the Bioline PCR portfolio, including MyTaq DNA Polymerase.

The ISOLATE II RNA Plant Kit provides a simple, efficient column-based method for the isolation of total RNA from a wide variety of plant materials, including leaves, bark, roots and fruits, without the need for hazardous reagents such as phenol. By combining the stringency of guanidinium thiocyanate lysis with the speed and ease-of-use of silica-membrane purification, the ISOLATE II RNA Plant Kit provides a fast method for the purification of high-quality total RNA from most plant cells, including plant tissues, leaves, bark, roots and fruits. Some plant tissues such as maize endosperm and the mycelia of filamentous fungi do not lyse well in guanidinium thiocyanate and can solidify, resulting in poor yields and so guanidinium hydrochloride lysis buffer is also provided as an alternative. Residual amounts of contaminating DNA are selectively removed using a column, however for ultrasensitive applications, remaining DNA can be removed using RNase-free DNase I that is supplied with the kit.  The ISOLATE II RNA Plant Kit has been designed to deliver optimal performance in RT-qPCR in conjunction with either the SensiFAST cDNA Synthesis Kit and SensiFAST Real-Time PCR Kits, or the SensiFAST One-Step Real-Time RT-PCR Kits. Additionally, the ISOLATE II RNA Plant Kit can be used to purify samples prior to RT-PCR amplification using the Tetro cDNA Synthesis Kit and any enzyme from the Bioline PCR portfolio, including MyTaq DNA Polymerase.

The ISOLATE II Biofluid RNA Kit provides a simple, efficient column-based method for the isolation of total RNA from a wide variety of starting materials, without the need for hazardous reagents such as phenol. By combining the stringency of guanidinium-thiocyanate lysis with the speed and ease-of-use of silica-membrane purification, the ISOLATE II Biofluid RNA Kit provides a fast method for the purification of high-quality total RNA from Biofluids including blood, serum, plasma, urine, saliva and cerebrospinal fluid. A genomic DNA removal column is used to remove contaminating genomic DNA, however for applications that are very sensitive to very small amounts of DNA, residual amounts of DNA remaining can be removed using DNase treatment with RNase-free DNase I that is supplied with the kit. The ISOLATE II Biofluid RNA Kit has been designed to deliver optimal performance in RT-qPCR in conjunction with either the SensiFAST cDNA Synthesis Kit and SensiFAST Real-Time PCR Kits, or the SensiFAST One-Step Real-Time RT-PCR Kits. Additionally, the ISOLATE II Biofluid RNA Kit can be used to purify samples prior to PCR and RT-PCR amplification using the Tetro cDNA Synthesis Kit and any enzyme from the Bioline PCR portfolio, including MyTaq DNA Polymerase.

The ISOLATE II miRNA Kit provides a simple, efficient column-based method for the isolation of miRNA and total RNA from a wide variety of starting materials, without the need for hazardous reagents such as phenol, which has been reported to introduce significant bias in recovery of selected small RNAs. By combining the stringency of guanidinium-thiocyanate lysis with the speed and ease-of-use of two silica-membrane purification columns, the ISOLATE II miRNA Kit provides a fast method for the purification of high-quality total RNA (on the first column) and miRNA (on the second column) from cultured animal cells, small tissue samples, bacterial cells, plants and blood. For applications that are sensitive to very small amounts of DNA, residual amounts of DNA remaining can be removed using a convenient on-column DNase treatment with RNase-free DNase I that is supplied with the kit. The ISOLATE II miRNA Kit has been designed to deliver optimal performance with the EPIK Panel and Select Assays in miRNA expression profiling and quantification using qPCR, microarrays, small RNA library construction for small RNA-Seq, as well as single cell assays.

The ISOLATE II RNA/DNA/Protein Kit provides a simple, efficient column-based method for the sequential isolation of total RNA, genomic DNA and proteins from a wide variety of starting materials, without the need for hazardous reagents such as phenol. By combining the stringency of guanidine-thiocyanate lysis with the speed and ease-of-use of three silica-membrane purification columns, the ISOLATE II RNA/DNA/Protein Kit provides a fast method for the purification of high-quality total RNA, genomic DNA and proteins from a single sample of cultured cells, mammalian tissue, biofluids (including saliva, urine, semen and blood), bacteria, yeast, fungi or plants. For applications that are sensitive to very small amounts of DNA, residual amounts of DNA remaining can be removed using a convenient on-column DNase treatment with RNase-free DNase I that is supplied with the kit.  The ISOLATE II RNA/DNA/Protein Kit allows for highly reliable integrative analysis of the transcriptome, genome and proteome, since the RNA, DNA and proteins are derived from the same sample and the same cell population. The purified nucleic acids and proteins are of the highest purity and integrity and the ISOLATE II RNA/DNA/Protein Kit has been designed to deliver optimal performance in a wide variety of downstream applications including miRNA profiling using the EPIK Panel and Select Assays, novel biomarker discovery, siRNA gene silencing studies, gene expression profiling, as well as epigenetics, genotyping, transgenic analysis and cell line characterization.

MyTaq™ HS Red DNA Polymerase is recommended for PCR assays containing complex and low copy number targets as well as multiplex PCR. The MyTaq HS DNA Polymerase and MyTaq Red Reaction Buffer in this product, are a unique combination of next-generation hot-start DNA polymerase and novel buffer system that deliver very high yield PCR amplification over a wide range of PCR templates. MyTaq HS has an increased affinity for DNA, enabling reliable amplification from even very low amounts of template. MyTaq HS has been developed to give more robust amplification than other commonly-used polymerases meaning it performs reliably even in the presence of PCR inhibitors MyTaq HS DNA Polymerase is an antibody-mediated hot-start enzyme, specifically designed for highly-specific, efficient amplification from even the most challenging templates. MyTaq HS does not possess polymerase activity during the reaction set-up, thereby reducing the non-specific amplification that can hinder PCR assays from the start. Furthermore, the advanced formulation of MyTaq HS and buffer system allows fast cycling conditions, considerably reducing the reaction time without compromising PCR specificity or yield. The enzyme is supplied with a 5x MyTaq Red Reaction Buffer that increases the visual contrast between the reagent and the reaction vessel for improved convenience and to improve pipetting accuracy. The red dye also enables samples to be loaded directly on to a gel after the PCR without the need to add loading buffer. In addition, the MyTaq Red Reaction Buffer contains dNTPs, MgCl2 and enhancers at optimal concentrations, which helps eliminate the need for optimization, thereby saving time, effort and the cost of performing unnecessary assay repeats.

MyTaq™ Red Mix is recommended for all standard PCR applications. MyTaq Red Mix is comprised of MyTaq DNA Polymerase and a novel buffer system that deliver very high yield PCR amplification over a wide range of PCR templates. MyTaq has an increased affinity for DNA, enabling reliable amplification from even very low amounts of template. MyTaq DNA Polymerase has been developed to give more robust amplification than other commonly-used polymerases allowing it to perform well with challenging templates and in the presence of PCR inhibitors. Furthermore, the highly efficient nature of MyTaq means it gives excellent results under fast PCR conditions. The product is supplied as a mastermix that requires the addition of only template, primers and water, thereby reducing the number of pipetting steps during PCR set-up, for improved speed, throughput and assay reproducibility. MyTaq Red Mix contains a red dye that increases the visual contrast between the reagent and the reaction vessel for improved convenience and to improve pipetting accuracy. The red dye also enables samples to be loaded directly on to a gel after the PCR without the need to add loading buffer. In addition, the MyTaq red reaction buffer contains dNTPs, MgCl2 and enhancers at optimal concentrations, which helps eliminate the need for optimization, thereby saving time, effort and the cost of performing unnecessary assay repeats.

MyTaq HS Red Mix is recommended for PCR assays containing complex and low copy number targets as well as multiplex PCR. MyTaq HS Red Mix is comprised of MyTaq HS DNA Polymerase and a novel buffer system that deliver very high yield PCR amplification over a wide range of PCR templates. MyTaq HS has an increased affinity for DNA, enabling reliable amplification from even very low amounts of template. MyTaq HS has been developed to give more robust amplification than other commonly-used polymerases allowing it to perform well with challenging templates and in the presence of PCR inhibitors.  Furthermore, the highly efficient nature of MyTaq HS means it gives excellent results under fast PCR conditions. MyTaq HS does not possess polymerase activity during the reaction set-up, thereby reducing the non-specific amplification that can hinder PCR assays from the start. The product is supplied as a mastermix that requires the addition of only template, primers and water, thereby reducing the number of pipetting steps during PCR set-up, for improved speed, throughput and assay reproducibility. MyTaq Red Mix contains a red dye that increases the visual contrast between the reagent and the reaction vessel for improved convenience and to improve pipetting accuracy. The red dye also enables samples to be loaded directly on to a gel after the PCR without the need to add loading buffer. In addition, MyTaq Red contains dNTPs, MgCl2 and enhancers at optimal concentrations, which helps eliminate the need for optimization, thereby saving time, effort and the cost of performing unnecessary assay repeats.

ImmoMix™ is a complete ready-to-use high yield (fig. 1), heat-activated 2x reaction-mix, which simply requires the user to add water, template and primers, and then pre-heat to 95°C for 10 minutes to successfully carry out PCR assays. The 10 minute activation step eliminates the presence of non-specifics such as primer-dimers and mis-primed products, since the enzyme is inactive at initial low temperatures. ImmoMix is based on IMMOLASE™ DNA Polymerase, which leaves an ´A´ overhang, and has been optimized for a wide variety of templates. Additional MgCl2 solution is included should any fine adjustments be required. ImmoMix reduces the time needed to set up reactions, thereby reducing the risk of contamination. Greater reproducibility is ensured by reducing the number of pipetting steps that can lead to pipetting errors.

RANGER DNA Polymerase is recommended for all Long PCR applications. RANGER is an easy-to-use, high performance enzyme, specifically developed to amplify fragments up to 25 kb in length. RANGER contains a unique combination of a high-performance DNA polymerase and novel buffer system that deliver the improved efficiency necessary for reliable amplification of longer amplicons. RANGER is an antibody-mediated hot-start enzyme that eliminates non-specific amplification during reaction set-up. The inactivated enzyme does not possess polymerase activity, thereby preventing the non-specific amplification, such as primer-dimer formation, that often hinder Long PCR reactions from the start. RANGER is provided with a specially formulated reaction buffer containing dNTPs, MgCl2 and enhancers at optimal concentrations, minimizing the requirements for PCR optimization, in turn reducing time to results and eliminating the cost of unnecessary repeats.

MyFi™ has been developed to give reliable amplification of targets up to 10 kb from challenging and complex targets, even in the presence of PCR inhibitors. MyFi is therefore ideal for amplification of cDNA libraries, complex genomic fragments and GC-rich targets. Additionally, MyFi shows improved tolerance to PCR inhibitors, thereby enabling reliable detection from samples from which DNA is difficult to purify. Furthermore, its unique buffering system and enzyme blend promote highly sensitive amplification of even very low-copy number targets. The proofreading ability of MyFi allows all PCR products to be cloned. The inclusion of MyTaq HS means MyFi generates PCR products with 3’-A overhangs, which is perfect for TA cloning. MyFi has the added convenience of room temperature reaction assembly, to avoid non-specific amplification and primer-dimer formation.

VELOCITY DNA Polymerase is recommended for high-fidelity PCR amplification. The enzyme possesses a 3’ – 5’ proofreading exonuclease activity that provides an exceptional error rate of 4.4 x 10-7 for highly accurate amplification from a very broad range of human, animal and plant targets. Furthermore, VELOCITY is a highly processive enzyme with extension rates as fast as 15 s/kb for targets up to 5 kb and 30 s/kb for targets up to 10 kb, thereby enabling a reduction in PCR turnaround times. VELOCITY delivers exceptional fidelity with outstanding PCR yield even from low template concentrations. The increased processivity of VELOCITY, results in shorter extension times for fast PCR, increased product yield and the ability to amplify longer fragments. VELOCITY also offers robust and reliable product yields, even in assays where PCR conditions are challenging, including the presence of impurities or GC-rich targets. VELOCITY is a high-performance DNA polymerase, ideally suited for high-yield, fast PCR amplification of even long targets containing no mutations.

A convenient mastermix containing a new generation of hot-start polymerase that delivers improved specificity, yield, speed and robustness when amplifying targets from any template. Fast PCR Multiplex PCR Genotyping Complex templates (e.g. GC-rich) Colony PCR Low copy number PCR assays High-throughput assays with prolonged PCR set-up

Product Highlights Sensitive – optimized buffer formulation delivers reliable quantification from even very low copy number RNA targets Reproducible – consistent results between technical replicates for increased confidence in results Specific – antibody-mediated hot-start DNA polymerase minimizes non-specific amplification for improved assay sensitivity and reliability Robust – reliable detection of RNA targets from a broad range of sample types Fast – delivers reproducible, accurate assay results in as little as 40 minutes                                                         The SensiFAST™ SYBR® No-ROX One-Step Kit has been optimized for fast, efficient, unbiased cDNA synthesis and subsequent highly-sensitive, reproducible real-time PCR detection in a single tube. An antibody-mediated hot-start DNA polymerase promotes rapid activation and supports highly-specific amplification, which in turn improves assay sensitivity and dynamic range. A combination of the latest advances in buffer chemistry and PCR enhancers confer superior assay performance under fast thermal cycling conditions. The inclusion of separate RiboSafe Inhibitor ensures accuracy by protecting RNA targets from RNase degradation. The SensiFAST SYBR® No-ROX One-Step Kit has been validated on all commonly-used real-time instruments that do not require the passive reference dye ROX.

Product Highlights Sensitive – optimized buffer formulation delivers reliable quantification from even very low copy number RNA targets Reproducible – consistent results between technical replicates for increased confidence in results Specific – antibody-mediated hot-start DNA polymerase minimizes non-specific amplification for improved assay sensitivity and reliability Robust – reliable detection of RNA targets from a broad range of sample types Fast – delivers reproducible, accurate assay results in as little as 40 minutes                                                         The SensiFAST™ SYBR® Hi-ROX One-Step Kit has been optimized for fast, efficient, unbiased cDNA synthesis and subsequent highly-sensitive, reproducible real-time PCR detection in a single tube.  An antibody-mediated hot-start DNA polymerase promotes rapid activation and supports highly-specific amplification, which in turn improves assay sensitivity and dynamic range. A combination of the latest advances in buffer chemistry and PCR enhancers confer superior assay performance under fast thermal cycling conditions. The inclusion of separate RiboSafe Inhibitor ensures accuracy by protecting RNA targets from RNase degradation.  The SensiFAST SYBR® Hi-ROX One-Step Kit has been validated on all commonly-used real-time instruments that require a high concentration of the passive reference dye ROX. 

Product Highlights Sensitive – optimized buffer formulation delivers reliable quantification from even very low copy number RNA targets Reproducible – consistent results between technical replicates for increased confidence in results Specific – antibody-mediated hot-start DNA polymerase minimizes non-specific amplification for improved assay sensitivity and reliability Robust – reliable detection of RNA targets from a broad range of sample types Fast – delivers reproducible, accurate assay results in as little as 40 minutes                                                           The SensiFAST SYBR® Lo-ROX One-Step Kit has been optimized for fast, efficient, unbiased cDNA synthesis and subsequent highly-sensitive, reproducible real-time PCR detection in a single tube. An antibody-mediated hot-start DNA polymerase promotes rapid activation and supports highly-specific amplification, which in turn improves assay sensitivity and dynamic range. A combination of the latest advances in buffer chemistry and PCR enhancers confer superior assay performance under fast thermal cycling conditions. The inclusion of separate RiboSafe Inhibitor ensures accuracy by protecting RNA targets from RNase degradation. The SensiFAST SYBR® Lo-ROX One-Step Kit has been validated on all commonly-used real-time instruments that require a low concentration of the passive reference dye ROX.

The SensiFAST Probe No-ROX One-Step Kit has been optimized for fast, efficient, unbiased cDNA synthesis and subsequent highly-sensitive, reproducible real-time PCR detection in a single tube. SensiFAST Probe One-Step has been optimized to deliver excellent results in both singleplex and multiplex assays. An antibody-mediated hot-start DNA polymerase promotes rapid activation and supports highly-specific amplification, which in turn improves assay sensitivity and dynamic range. A combination of the latest advances in buffer chemistry and PCR enhancers confer superior assay performance under fast thermal cycling conditions. The inclusion of separate RiboSafe Inhibitor ensures accuracy by protecting RNA targets from RNase degradation. The SensiFAST™ Probe No-ROX One-Step Kit has been validated on all commonly-used real-time instruments that do not require the passive reference dye ROX. SensiFAST Probe One-Step has been formulated for use with dual-labelled probes, including TaqMan®, Scorpions® and molecular beacon probes.                                                     "I compared the SensiFAST Probe One-Step Kit with another very popular product. SensiFAST Probe One-Step gave improved sensitivity, which was reflected in lower Ct values. Also, this product is a very good price. Value for money!!" Peony Fung, Cerberus Sciences, Thebarton, Australia