1.Departamento de Bioquímica, Instituto de Química,Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, Centro de Tecnologia,Rio de Janeiro,Brasil;2.Centro de Ciências da Saúde, Universidade Salgado de Oliveira,S?o Gon?alo,Brasil
Abstract:
Background
Preparation of RNA free from DNA is a critical step before performing RT-PCR assay. Total RNA isolated from several sources, including those obtained from Saccharomyces cerevisiae, using routine methodologies are frequently contaminated with DNA, which can give rise to amplification products that mimic the amplicons expected from the RNA target.