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Table 1 Enzymes and control used, number and size of fragments obtained by codon

From: Prevalence of the molecular marker of Plasmodium falciparum resistance to chloroquine and sulphadoxine/pyrimethamine in Benin seven years after the change of malaria treatment policy

Restriction enzymes

Wild type alleles/control used

Number and size of bands obtained (bp)

Mutant alleles/control used

Number and size of bands obtained (bp)

pfdhfr : Nested PCR product size : 594

Alu I

S108/3D7

2bands : 280+ 314

N108 or T108 HB3, Dd2

1 band : 594

Tsp 509 I

N51/3D7 FRC3

2 bands : 125+ 150

I51/Dd2

2bands : 125+ 250.

Xmn I

C59/3D7, FCR3

2bands : 250+ 344

R59/Dd2

2bands : 250+ 320

pfdhps : Nested PCR product size : 711

Ava II

A437/FCR3

1band : 711

G437/3D7, Dd2

1band : 650

Fok I

K540/3D7, Dd2, FCR3

1band : 711

E540/D10

2bands : 311 + 400pb

pfcrt : Nested PCR product size : 145

Apo I

K76/3D7, HB3

2 bands : 99 + 46

T76/Dd2

1 band : 145

pfmdr1 : Nested PCR product size : 521

AFI III

N86/3D7, HB3

1 band : 521

Y86/FCR3

2 bands : 346 + 175