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Restriction Enzyme Diluent Buffer Compatibility

Diluent Buffers (A, B or C) are recommended for making dilutions of restriction endonucleases. When necessary, we recommend diluting enzymes just prior to use and suggest that the final concentration of diluted enzymes be at least 1,000 units/ml. Diluent preference for each restriction endonuclease is listed with its catalog entry and on its data card.

Note: These diluents are not for use with Thermophilic DNA Polymerases. For diluting Thermophilic DNA Polymerases, please visit here.

Diluent Buffer A
AatIIAcc65IAccIAciIAfeIAflII
AhdIAleIAlwIAlwNIApaIApaLI
ApoIAscIAvaIAvaIIBaeGIBaeI
BamHIBanIBanIIBbvCIBccIBceAI
BcgIBclIBglIIBlpIBpuEIBsaAI
BsaBIBsaHIBsaJIBsaWIBseRIBsiEI
BsiWIBslIBsmFIBsmIBsoBIBsp1286I
BspCNIBspDIBspHIBsrBIBsrDIBsrGI
BssHIIBssKIBstAPIBstBIBstEIIBstNI
BstUIBstYIBsu36IBtgIBtgZIBtsI
ClaICspCICviKI-1DdeIDraIDrdI
EaeIEarIEciIEcoNIEcoO109IEcoP15I
EcoRVFnu4HIFokIHaeIIHaeIIIHgaI
HhaIHinfIHinP1IHpaIHpaIIHpy166II
Hpy188IHpy188IIIHpy99IHpyCH4IIIHpyCH4IVKpnI
MboIMboIIMfeIMluIMlyIMseI
MslIMspINaeINarINb.BbvCINb.BsmI
Nb.BsrDINb.BtsINciINcoINdeINgoMIV
NruINsiINspINt.AlwINt.BbvCINt.BstNBI
Nt.CviPIIPacIPaeR7IPciIPflFIPflMI
PhoIPleIPmeIPmlIPshAIPspGI
PvuIIRsaISacISacIISalISalI-HF
Sau3AISau96ISbfIScaIScrFISexAI
SgrAISmaISmlISnaBISpeIStuI
StyITsp45ITsp509IXbaIXhoIXmaI
XmnI     

Diluent Buffer B
AclIAcuIAflIIIAluIApeKIAseI
AsiSIAvrIIBbsIBbvIBfaIBfuAI
BfuCIBglIBmrIBmtIBpmIBpu10I
BsaIBsaXIBseYIBsgIBsiHKAIBsmAI
BsmBIBspEIBspMIBspQIBsrIBssSI
BstXIBstXIBstZ17IBtsCICac8ICviAII
CviQIDpnIDpnIIDraIIIFatIFauI
FseIHincIIHindIIIHphIHpyAVHpyCH4V
I-CeuII-SceIKasIMcrBCMmeIMnlI
MscIMspA1IMwoINlaIIINlaIVNmeAIII
Nt.BspQIPI-PspIPI-SceIPpuMIPsiIPspOMI
PspXIPvuIPvuII-HFScaI-HFSfaNISfcI
SfoISphISphI-HFStyD4ISwaITaqαI
TliITseITspMITspRITth111IZraI

Diluent Buffer C
AgeIBciVIBmgBIBsrFIEagIEcoRI
FspINheINheI-HFNotIPstIRsrII
SapISfiISspITfiIXcmI