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Cloned At NEBRecombinant SourceTime SaverNEBuffer 4BSA37Heat InactivatedPass Blue White Selection Assay
Catalog # Size Concentration
R0146L 25,000 units 20,000 units/ml
R0146M 25,000 units 100,000 units/ml
R0146S 5,000 units 20,000 units/ml
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Recognition Site:

CTCGAG

 | single letter code

Source:
A E. coli strain that carries the XhoI gene from Xanthomonas holcicola (ATCC 13461).

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


Enzyme Properties


Activity in NEBuffers:
NEBuffer 1:75%
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: Impaired
More information about: Methylation Sensitivity

Heat Inactivation:
65°C for 20 minutes

Survival in a Reaction:
(+ + +) Suitable for an extended or overnight digestion. Enzyme is active > 8 hours.
More information about: Extended Digests with Restriction Enzymes


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

Concentration:
20,000 units/ml and 100,000 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
200 µg/ml BSA
50% Glycerol
pH 7.4 @ 25°C

Storage Temperature:
-20°C

Diluent Compatibility:
Diluent A


Notes


General notes:
  1. XhoI is an isoschizomer of PaeR7I.

FAQs


  1. Why isn't XhoI cutting?
  2. The NEB catalog has historically stated that activity in NEBuffer 4 is less than 100% yet this enzyme is now supplied with NEBuffer 4. What have you changed?
  3. Has the conversion to NEBuffer 4 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 extended digestion of XhoI recommended?
  8. Does XhoI produce commonly used compatible ends?
  9. How does XhoI differ from its isoschizomer, PaeR71?
  10. What is the molecular weight of XhoI?
  11. What is the activity of XhoI 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 10-fold overdigestion with XhoI, > 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 XhoI.


16-Hour Incubation:
A 50 μl reaction containing 1 μg of DNA and 200 units of XhoI 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 400 units of XhoI with 1 μg of a mixture of single and double-stranded [3H] E. coli DNA (105 cpm/μg) for 4 hours at 37ºC released < 0.1% of the total radioactivity.

Endonuclease Activity:
Incubation of a 50 μl reaction containing 100 units of XhoI with 1 μg of pBR322 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.


Reagents Sold Separately


NEBuffer 4
BSA


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