Inventors:
David M. Long - Boulder CO
Olke C. Uhlenbeck - Boulder CO
Klemens J. Hertel - Medford MA
International Classification:
C12Q 168, C12N 1511, C07H 2104
Abstract:
The claimed invention is drawn to a method for ligation of an enzymatic nucleic acid molecule having a hammerhead motif to a separate nucleic acid molecule. The method includes use of ligation enhancing conditions in which ligation is enhanced at least two fold over that observed in a medium containing only Mg. sup. 2+ as a divalent cation at 20. degree. C.