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Catalog # Size Concentration Price Qty  
R0589L 2,500 units 10,000 units/ml $264.00
R0589S 500 units 10,000 units/ml $66.00
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Recognition Site:

CAATTG

isoschizomers | compatible ends | single letter code

Source:
A E. coli strain that carries the MfeI gene from Mycoplasma fermentas (N.F. Halden).

Reagents Supplied:
NEBuffer 4


Enzyme Properties


Activity in NEBuffers:
NEBuffer 1:75%
NEBuffer 2:50%
NEBuffer 3:10%
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
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:
10,000 units/ml

Unit Assay Substrate:
λ DNA

Storage Conditions:
10 mM Tris-HCl
50 mM NaCl
1 mM Dithiothreitol
0.1 mM EDTA
200 µg/ml BSA
50% Glycerol
pH 7.4 @ 25°C

Storage Temperature:
-20°C

Diluent Compatibility:
Diluent A


Notes


General notes:
  1. Conditions of low ionic strength, high enzyme concentration, glycerol concentration > 5%, or pH > 8.0 may result in star activity.
  2. MfeI is an isoschizomer of MunI.

FAQs


  1. Is MfeI inhibited by salt?
  2. Does MfeI have trouble cleavin PCR products?
  3. What is the difference between MfeI and MunI, the isoschizomer it replaced.
  4. What is the molecular weight of MfeI?
  5. Does MfeI have single sites in common vectors?
  6. What is the activity of MfeI at 25°C?

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 20-fold overdigestion with MfeI, > 95% 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 MfeI.


16-Hour Incubation:
A 50 μl reaction containing 1 μg of DNA and 35 units of MfeI 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 MfeI with 1 μg of a mixture of single and double-stranded [3H] E. coli DNA (205 cpm/μg) for 4 hours at 37ºC released < 0.3% of the total radioactivity.

Endonuclease Activity:
Incubation of a 50 μl reaction containing 70 units of MfeI with 1 μg of pUC19 DNA for 4 hours at 37ºC resulted in < 5% conversion to RFII as determined by agarose gel electrophoresis.

Blue/White Screening Assay:
An appropriate vector is digested at a unique site within the lacZα gene with a 10-fold excess of enzyme. The vector DNA is then ligated, transformed, and plated onto Xgal/IPTG/Amp plates. Successful expression of β-galactosidase is a function of how intact its gene remains after cloning, an intact gene gives rise to a blue colony, removal of even a single base gives rise to a white colony. Enzyme preparations must produce fewer than 3% white colonies to be Blue/White certified.


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NEBuffer 4


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MfeI-HF


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Patents:
National Institute of Health: Licensed Under U.S. Patent No. 4,935,367
The United States of America as represented by the Department of Health: Licensed Under U.S. Patent No. 5,073,486

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