TABLE 1

Primers and probes used for rat CYP2B1 and CYP2B2 mRNA in TaqMan assay


GenBank (Accession No.)

Primers and Probes (Position)

Sequence 5′ to 3′
CYP2B1 (M37134) Forward primer (250–267) GTGGGCCAAGCTGAGGAT
Reverse primer (352–368) GAGAATCGCCGAAGGGC
Probe (286–313) 5′-FAM-ATCGCTGTGATTGAGCCAATCTTCAAGG-BHQ1–3′
CYP2B2 (M34452) Forward primer (495–514) TTCTGCGCATGGAGAAAGTG
Reverse primer (560–583) GATCATGAGGTTCTCATGATGGAA
Probe (518–544) 5′-FAM-CCTGCATGGATGAGAGAGGAGAAGTCG-BHQ1–3′
GUS (NM_017015) Forward primer (1730–1754) AATATGTCATCGGAGAGCTCATCTG
Reverse primer (1810–1831) TCTGTCGAGTGAAGATCCCCTT

Probe (1775–1804)
5′-FAM-CGAACCAGTCACCACTGAGAGTAACAGGAA-BHQ1–3′
  • FAM, 5-carboxyfluorescein fluorescent reporter dye; BHQ1, black hole quencher 1.