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MnlI
Now NEBuffer 4
Recombinant SourceTime SaverNEBuffer 4BSA37Heat Inactivated
Catalog # Size Concentration Price Qty  
R0163L 2,500 units 5,000 units/ml $244.00
R0163S 500 units 5,000 units/ml $61.00
Prices are in US dollars and valid only for US orders.
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Recognition Site:

CCTC

isoschizomers | compatible ends | single letter code

Source:
A E. coli strain that carries the MnlI gene from Moraxella nonliquefaciens (ATCC 17953).

Reagents Supplied:
NEBuffer 4 (10X)
BSA (100X)


Enzyme Properties


Activity in NEBuffers:
NEBuffer 1:75%
NEBuffer 2:100%
NEBuffer 3:50%
NEBuffer 4:100%

When using a buffer other than the optimal (supplied) NEBuffer, it may be necessary to add more enzyme to achieve complete digestion.

Methylation Sensitivity:
dam methylation: Not sensitive
dcm methylation: Not sensitive
CpG methylation: Not sensitive

Heat Inactivation:
65°C for 20 minutes

Survival in a Reaction:
Minimum units to digest 1 µg of substrate DNA in 16 hours: 0.25 unit(s)


Reaction & Storage Conditions


Reaction Conditions:
1X NEBuffer 4
Supplemented with 100 μg/ml Bovine Serum Albumin
Incubate at 37°C.

1X NEBuffer 4:
20 mM Tris-acetate
50 mM potassium acetate
10 mM Magnesium Acetate
1 mM Dithiothreitol
pH 7.9 @ 25°C

Unit Definition:
One unit is defined as the amount of enzyme required to digest 1 µg of λ DNA in 1 hour at 37°C in a total reaction volume of 50 µl.

Concentration:
5,000 units/ml

Unit Assay Substrate:
λ DNA

Storage Conditions:
10 mM Tris-HCl
200 mM KCl
1 mM Dithiothreitol
0.1 mM EDTA
500 µg/ml BSA
50% Glycerol
pH 7.5 @ 25°C

Storage Temperature:
-20°C

Diluent Compatibility:
Diluent B


Notes


General notes:
  1. MnlI produces DNA fragments that have a single-base 3´ extension which are more difficult to ligate than blunt-ended fragments.

FAQs


  1. How do you recommend using MnlI?
  2. The NEB catalog has historically stated that activity in NEBuffer4 is less than 100% yet this enzyme is now supplied with NEBuffer4. What have you changed?
  3. Has the conversion to NEBuffer4 altered any of the properties of the restriction enzyme?
  4. If I have an old tube of enzyme, what NEBuffer should I use?
  5. Will the new enzyme work in the originally supplied NEBuffer?
  6. Why is NEB switching this restriction enzyme to NEBuffer 4?
  7. Is there variability in the cleavage site for MnlI?
  8. Has the recognition or cleavage site been revised for MnlI?
  9. Does MnlI cleave supercoiled DNA?
  10. What is the activity of MnlI at 25°C?
  11. Does MnlI cleave ssDNA?

Quality Control for Current Lot


Quality control values for a specific lot can be found on the datacard which accompanies each product.

Ligation and Re-cutting:
After a 2-fold overdigestion with MnlI, approximately 50% of the DNA fragments can be ligated with T4 DNA Ligase (at a 5' termini concentration of 1-2 μM) at 16ºC. Of these ligated fragments, > 95% can be recut with MnlI.


16-Hour Incubation:
A 50 μl reaction containing 1 μg of DNA and 25 units of MnlI incubated for 16 hours at 37ºC resulted in a DNA pattern free of detectable nuclease degradation as determined by agarose gel electrophoresis.

Exonuclease Activity:
Incubation of a 50 μl reaction containing 100 units of MnlI with 1 μg of a mixture of single and double-stranded [3H] E. coli DNA (205 cpm/μg) for 4 hours at 37ºC released < 0.1% of the total radioactivity.


Reagents Sold Separately


NEBuffer 4
BSA

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