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SalI-HF
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Cloned At NEBRecombinant SourceEngineered EnzymeTime SaverStar Activity ReducedNEBuffer 437Heat InactivatedPass Blue White Selection Assay
Catalog # Size Concentration Price Qty  
R3138S 2,000 units 20,000 units/ml $56.00
Prices are in US dollars and valid only for US orders.
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Recognition Site:

GTCGAC

isoschizomers | compatible ends | single letter code

Description:
Many restriction endonucleases are capable of cleaving sequences which are similar but not identical to their defined recognition sequence. This altered or relaxed specificity has been termed star activity. HF restriction endonucleases have been engineered to cleave with higher fidelity than the wild type enzyme, hence exhibiting less star activity.

Source:
An E. coli strain that carries the cloned and modified (R107A) SalI gene from Streptomyces albus G (ATCC 49789)

Reagents Supplied:
NEBuffer 4


Enzyme Properties


Activity in NEBuffers:
NEBuffer 1:10%
NEBuffer 2:100%
NEBuffer 3:100%
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: Blocked

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 (HindIII digest) in 1 hour at 37°C in a total reaction volume of 50 μl.

Concentration:
20,000 units/ml

Unit Assay Substrate:
λ DNA (HindIII digest)

Storage Conditions:
10 mM Tris-HCl
50 mM KCl
1 mM Dithiothreitol
0.1 mM EDTA
50% Glycerol
pH 7.5 @ 25°C

Storage Temperature:
-20°C

Diluent Compatibility:
Diluent A


Notes


General notes:
  1. GTm5CGAC is resistant to cleavage.
  2. When cleaving close to the end of DNA fragments, cleavage should be done at 37°C for 1 hour using 10 units/μg of DNA with a minimum of 3 bases on each side of the recognition sequence.
  3. Supercoiled forms of pBR322 and pUC require 10-fold overdigestion with SalI to achieve complete digestion.
Usage notes:
  1. SalI-HF has the same specificity as SalI (NEB #R0138), but has been engineered for reduced star activity.

FAQs


  1. What is the specific activity of SalI-HF™?
  2. What does HF refer to following the name of the restriction enzyme?
  3. Why does the HF version of the enzyme have a different recommended buffer than the wild type enzyme?
  4. Can the change in buffer preference of the HF enzyme be advantageous?
  5. Will the HF enzyme produce elevated star activity when used in a buffer other than the one recommended?
  6. Is there any difference in the methylation sensitivity between SalI-HF and SalI?
  7. What is the difference between SalI-HF and SalI?
  8. When should I choose the HF version of the enzyme?
  9. When is star activity a concern?
  10. Is there a difference in cutting close to the ends between SalI-HF and SalI?
  11. What does it mean to be Time-Saver qualified?

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 40-fold overdigestion with SalI-HF, > 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 SalI-HF.


16-Hour Incubation:
A 50 μl reaction containing 1 μg of pBR322 DNA and 200 units of SalI-HF 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 200 units of SalI-HF 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.

Endonuclease Activity:
Incubation of a 50 μl reaction containing 40 units of SalI-HF with 1 μg of ΦX174 RF I DNA for 4 hours at 37ºC resulted in < 10% 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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