Fig. 6.

Exonuclease activity of Phi29 Pol and Phi29EL Pol.
A. Sequences and modifications of Oligos A, B and C. The lowercase ‘s’ denotes phosphorothioate.
B. Both polymerases (200 nM) were separately mixed with three oligos for 10 min. The reactions were analysed using a 20% TBE‐urea gel. 3′‐5′ proofreading exonuclease activity of both enzymes could degrade natural oligos (Oligo A) and 5′ phosphorothioate‐modified oligos (Oligo C) after a short time of incubation.
C. Specific activity assay. A 3′ to 5′ exonuclease activity assay was performed with Phi29 Pol or Phi29EL Pol according to the manufacturer’s instructions. Data are presented as means ± SD.