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Recombinant SourceTime SaverNEBuffer 4BSA37Heat Inactivateddam
Catalog # Size Concentration
R0197L 5,000 units 5,000 units/ml
R0197S 1,000 units 5,000 units/ml
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Recognition Site:

ATCGAT

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Source:
An E. coli strain that carries the ClaI gene from Caryophanon latum L (ATCC 49862).

Reagents Supplied:
NEBuffer 4
BSA


Enzyme Properties


Activity in NEBuffers:
NEBuffer 1:10%
NEBuffer 2:50%
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: Blocked by overlapping
dcm methylation: Not sensitive
CpG methylation: Blocked
More information about: Methylation Sensitivity

Heat Inactivation:
65°C for 20 minutes

Survival in a Reaction:
(+) Intermediate activity. Suitable for extended digestion, but < 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 (dam-) in 1 hour at 37°C in a total reaction volume of 50 µl.

Concentration:
5,000 units/ml

Unit Assay Substrate:
λ DNA (dam-)

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. ClaI is an isoschizomer of BspDI.

FAQs


  1. Is ClaI sensitive to methylation?
  2. Does ClaI produce commonly used compatible ends?
  3. Is ClaI an isoschizomer of BspDI?
  4. What is the activity of ClaI 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 ClaI, > 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 ClaI.


16-Hour Incubation:
A 50 μl reaction containing 1 μg of DNA and 200 units of ClaI 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 250 units of ClaI 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 30 units of ClaI 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.


Reagents Sold Separately


NEBuffer 4
BSA


Companion Products


dam-/dcm- Competent E. coli


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