Amplification reaction

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-000523",
  "term": "Amplification reaction",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "A reaction substituted for the conventional reaction of a determination in order to give a more favourable measurement, as when each analyte molecule yields many molecules of a measurable product. The sequence may be repeated to multiply the effect further. Examples range from catalytic and enzymatic cycles to the polymerase chain reaction, which copies a DNA sequence.",
  "subject": "Analytical Chemistry",
  "see_also": [
    "sequence"
  ],
  "references": [
    "PAC, 1982, 54, 2553. 'Recommendations on use of the term amplification reactions' on page 2554 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac198254122553)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/amplification-reaction/"
}