Implementing routine monitoring for nuclease contamination of equipment and consumables into the quality Management system of a laboratory.
AuthorsHenry E,Charalambous E,Betsou F,Mathieson W
JournalHeliyon
PubMed ID38298678
Nucleases are ubiquitous in the environment, present in biospecimens and widely used in many laboratory processes. However, in the wrong context, as contaminants, they have catastrophic potential because of their ability to rapidly degrade nucleic acids whilst retaining high resilience to inactivation. Although laboratories undertake rigorous precautions to prevent nuclease ... More