Applied Biosystems™ MagMAX™ Viral/Pathogen Nucleic Acid Isolation Kit, for HIV-1 dried blood spots (DBS)

• Kit is designed to recover viral RNA from dried blood spots (DBS) and plasma for HIV-1 drug resistance testing
• MagMAX magnetic-bead technology ensures reproducible recovery of high-quality HIV-1 viral RNA compatible with downstream applications such as RT-PCR and Sanger sequencing
• Automation: Workflows are designed for the KingFisher Flex and KingFisher Duo Prime systems
• Sensitivity: Extracts amplifiable viral RNA from DBS and plasma samples
  • DBS: >2000 copies/mL
  • Plasma: >1000 copies/mL
• Duration: Test takes less than 60 minutes: ∼30 min DBS lysis, ∼30 min viral RNA extraction

Benefits of MagMAX magnetic bead–based purification:

• Beads bind the nucleic acid more efficiently than glass-fiber filters, resulting in higher and more consistent yields
• Since filters and vacuum manifolds are not used, there is no risk of filter clogging due to cellular particulates in samples
• This clogging issue is of particular concern with protein-rich, large-volume samples such as whole blood or plasma that are commonly used for viral testing