What taq polymerase 1 unit means?

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"5 units" refers to the amount of Taq polymerase enzyme used in the PCR reaction. A "unit" is a standard measure of enzyme activity. For Taq polymerase, 1 unit is defined as the amount of enzyme required to incorporate 10 nanomoles of nucleotides into DNA in 30 minutes at 72°C. So, "5 units" means that you're using enough enzyme to carry out five times that activity in your PCR reaction.

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