Taq polymerase

class of enzymes
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Taq polymerase

Summary

Taq polymerase is a group or class of enzymes[1]. It ranks in the top 1% of group_or_class_of_enzymes entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (175 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Taq polymerase's image is recorded as Taq.png[3].
  • Taq polymerase's instance of is recorded as group or class of enzymes[4].
  • Thermus aquaticus is named after Taq polymerase[5].
  • Taq polymerase's subclass of is recorded as transferase[6].
  • Taq polymerase's subclass of is recorded as DNA-directed DNA polymerase[7].
  • Taq polymerase's UniProt protein ID is recorded as P19821[8].
  • Taq polymerase's has use is recorded as polymerase chain reaction[9].
  • Taq polymerase's Commons category is recorded as Taq polymerase[10].
  • Taq polymerase's MeSH descriptor ID is recorded as D019914[11].
  • Taq polymerase's EC enzyme number is recorded as 2.7.7.7[12].
  • Taq polymerase's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/06txqt[13].
  • Taq polymerase's MeSH tree code is recorded as D08.811.913.696.445.308.300.875[14].
  • Taq polymerase's molecular function is recorded as DNA-directed DNA polymerase activity[15].
  • Taq polymerase's Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID is recorded as science/taq-polymerase[16].
  • Taq polymerase's UMLS CUI is recorded as C0075813[17].
  • Taq polymerase's Elhuyar ZTH ID is recorded as 132369[18].
  • Taq polymerase's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 2779186596[19].
  • Taq polymerase's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 2910923572[20].
  • Taq polymerase's OpenAlex ID is recorded as C2779186596[21].

Why It Matters

Taq polymerase ranks in the top 1% of group_or_class_of_enzymes entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (175 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] It is known by 12 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . Retrieved . Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . InterPro release 2019-Nov-12. wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . UMLS 2023. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . OpenAlex. Retrieved . docs.openalex.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [23] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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