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Cloned At NEBRecombinant SourceTime SaverNEBuffer 3BSA60Not Heat Inactivated
Catalog # Size Concentration
R0162L 10,000 units 10,000 units/ml
R0162M 10,000 units 50,000 units/ml
R0162S 2,000 units 10,000 units/ml
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Recognition Site:

GGTNACC

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Source:
A E. coli strain that carries the BstEII gene from Bacillus stearothermophilus ET (N. Welker).

Reagents Supplied:
NEBuffer 3 (10X)
BSA (100X)


Enzyme Properties


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

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
More information about: Methylation Sensitivity

Activity at 37°C:
50%

Heat Inactivation:
No

Survival in a Reaction:
(–) Not recommended for digest over 1 hour.
More information about: Extended Digests with Restriction Enzymes


Reaction & Storage Conditions


Reaction Conditions:
1X NEBuffer 3
Supplemented with 100 μg/ml Bovine Serum Albumin
Incubate at 60°C.

1X NEBuffer 3:
50 mM Tris-HCl
100 mM NaCl
10 mM MgCl2
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 60°C in a total reaction volume of 50 µl.

Concentration:
10,000 units/ml and 50,000 units/ml

Unit Assay Substrate:
λ DNA

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. Conditions of low ionic strength, high enzyme concentration, glycerol concentration > 5%, or pH > 8.0 may result in star activity.
  2. Of the over 3,000 known restriction endonucleases, BstEII is one of the few that produces extensions of more than 4 bases.
Usage notes:
  1. Due to potential for star activity, it is recommended that extended incubations be done at 37°C .

FAQs


  1. Do degenerate recognition sites need to be palindromic?
  2. How can this enzyme be inactivated?

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 BstEII, > 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 BstEII.


16-Hour Incubation:
A 50 μl reaction containing 1 μg of DNA and 50 units of BstEII incubated for 16 hours at 60ºC 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 50 units of BstEII with 1 μg of a mixture of single and double-stranded [3H] E. coli DNA (105 cpm/μg) for 4 hours at 60ºC released < 0.1% of the total radioactivity.

Endonuclease Activity:
Incubation of a 50 μl reaction containing 25 units of BstEII with 1 μg of ΦX174 RF I DNA for 4 hours at 60ºC resulted in < 10% conversion to RFII as determined by agarose gel electrophoresis.


Reagents Sold Separately


NEBuffer 3
BSA