Mpox Virus (MPXV) PCR Nucleic Acid Detection Kit

Product Description

• Monkeypox virus specific / no cross-reacitvity with other Orthopox viruses.
• Hot-start Taq DNA Polymerase with high efficiency and fidelity.
• Double quencher probe ensures enhanced specificity.
• UDG and dUTP system minimizes carry-over contamination.
• ROX reference dye improves accuracy and reproducibility.

While Monkeypox viruses (MPXV) are usually zoonotic diseases (generally transmitted from animal to human), this MPXV outbreak is seeing higher levels of presumptive human to human spread for reasons that are currently not well understood. This new MPXV isolate is nearly identical to a recent outbreak in the UK, differing by less than 100 bases out of over 197,000 nucleotides. RayBiotech developed this Monkeypox Virus PCR Kit as a ready to use PCR assay for the detection of MPXV DNA to help the research community better test, evaluate, and understand this current viral strain. It does this by using primer sets specific for the J2R gene unique to the current strain of circulating MPXV (GenBank: ON563414.3) and can be measured with most common qPCR setups.

Assay Format

Sensitivity: 4 copies / µl
Specifity: No cross reactivity was identified when the kit was evaluated against other common Orthopox family members: Cowpox virus, Camelpox virus, and Vaccinia virus.
Number of Targets Detected: 1
Species Detected: Virus
Compatible Sample Types: DNA
Method of Detection: PCR
Quantitative/Semi-Quantitative: Qualitative

Protein Information

Accession Number: O57108
Gene Symbols: J2R
Protein Name & Synonyms: J2R (J2L)

This test is for Research Use Only (RUO).

Not for diagnostic or therapeutic use.