System and method for adaptive reagent control in nucleic acid sequencing
First Claim
1. A method for adaptive reagent control, comprising:
- a) introducing a first concentration of an enzyme reagent into a reaction environment with a reaction substrate, wherein the enzyme reagent and reaction substrate are constituent parts of a sequencing process;
b) measuring a level of activity of the first concentration of the enzyme reagent in the reaction environment, wherein the level of activity comprises a measurable product of a reaction between the enzyme reagent and the reaction substrate;
c) identifying an optimal concentration using the measured level of activity of the first concentration; and
d) performing the sequencing process in the reaction environment using the optimal concentration of the enzyme reagent, wherein the sequencing process comprises an iterative series of sequencing reactions.
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Abstract
An embodiment of a method for adaptive reagent control is described that comprising a) introducing a first concentration of an enzyme reagent into a reaction environment with a reaction substrate, where the enzyme reagent and reaction substrate are constituent parts of a sequencing process; b) measuring a level of activity of the first concentration of the enzyme reagent in the reaction environment, where the level of activity comprises a measurable product of a reaction between the enzyme reagent and the reaction substrate; c) identifying an optimal concentration using the measured level of activity of the first concentration; and d) performing the sequencing process in the reaction environment using the optimal concentration of the enzyme reagent, where the sequencing process comprises an iterative series of sequencing reactions.
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1. A method for adaptive reagent control, comprising:
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a) introducing a first concentration of an enzyme reagent into a reaction environment with a reaction substrate, wherein the enzyme reagent and reaction substrate are constituent parts of a sequencing process; b) measuring a level of activity of the first concentration of the enzyme reagent in the reaction environment, wherein the level of activity comprises a measurable product of a reaction between the enzyme reagent and the reaction substrate; c) identifying an optimal concentration using the measured level of activity of the first concentration; and d) performing the sequencing process in the reaction environment using the optimal concentration of the enzyme reagent, wherein the sequencing process comprises an iterative series of sequencing reactions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A nucleic acid sequencing system, comprising:
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a flow cell that comprises a reaction environment for performing a sequencing process comprising an iterative series of sequencing reactions; a valve that introduces a first concentration of an enzyme reagent into a reaction environment with a reaction substrate, wherein the enzyme reagent and reaction substrate are constituent parts of the sequencing process; a detector that measures a level of activity of the first concentration of the enzyme reagent in the reaction environment, wherein the level of activity comprises a measurable product of a reaction between the enzyme reagent and the reaction substrate; wherein in response to the measured level of activity the valve provides an optimal concentration of the enzyme reagent into the reaction environment. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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