Title: amplification reaction
Long Title: IUPAC Gold Book - amplification reaction
DOI: 10.1351/goldbook.A00307
Status: current

Definition
A reaction which replaces the conventional reaction used in a particular determination so that a more favourable measurement can be made. The sequence can be repeated to provide a further favourable increase in measurement.

Related Term
- sequence: https://goldbook.iupac.org//terms/view/ST06775

Source
- PAC, 1982, 54, 2553. 'Recommendations on use of the term amplification reactions' on page 2554 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac198254122553)

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Citation: Citation: 'amplification reaction' 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.A00307
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