Title: direct amplification
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - direct amplification
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.D01766
Status: current

Definition
A type of amplification reaction where the constituent to be determined is amplified directly and it is this constituent which is finally measured.

Related Terms
- amplification reaction: https://goldbook.iupac.org/terms/view/A00307
- constituent: https://goldbook.iupac.org/terms/view/C01281

Source
- PAC, 1982, 54, 2553. 'Recommendations on use of the term amplification reactions' on page 2555 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac198254122553)

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Citation: Citation: 'direct amplification' in IUPAC Compendium of Chemical Terminology, 5th ed. International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry; 2025. Online version 5.0.0, 2025. 10.1351/goldbook.D01766
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