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Catalog # Size Concentration
R0581L 1,000 units 4,000 units/ml
R0581S 200 units 4,000 units/ml
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Recognition Site:

GAGGAG

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Source:
A E.coli strain that carries the BseRI gene from Bacillus species R (CAMB 2669).

Reagents Supplied:
NEBuffer 4 (10X)


Enzyme Properties


Activity in NEBuffers:
NEBuffer 1:100%
NEBuffer 2:100%
NEBuffer 3:75%
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
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
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:
4,000 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. Overdigestion with > 10 units of BseR l/µg of DNA and incubations > 2 hours are not recommended.

FAQs


  1. Is extended digestion of BseRI recommended?
  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. Can over digestion be detrimental?
  8. Does BseRI have a single site in a common vector?
  9. What is the activity of BseRI 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 BseRI, > 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 BseRI.


16-Hour Incubation:
A 50 μl reaction containing 1 μg of DNA and 40 units of BseRI 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 50 units of BseRI 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.


Reagents Sold Separately


NEBuffer 4


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