Tamra is a Carboxytetramethylrhodamine, a derivative of rhodamine. Tamra (Figure 1) represents an excellent alternative to NED as FRET acceptor for FAM fluorophore, in real-time PCR or automated DNA sequencing applications.
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Figure 1. Structure of 5'-Tamra (R = sequence).
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