Unit Definition

One unit is defined as the amount of enzyme required to digest 1 μg of λ DNA (HindIII digest) in 1 hour at 37°C in a total reaction volume of 50 μl.

Reaction Conditions

1X rCutSmart™ Buffer
Incubate at 37°C

1X rCutSmart™ Buffer
50 mM Potassium Acetate
20 mM Tris-acetate
10 mM Magnesium Acetate
100 µg/ml Recombinant Albumin
(pH 7.9 @ 25°C)

Activity in NEBuffers

NEBuffer™ r1.1: 100%
NEBuffer™ r2.1: 25%
NEBuffer™ r3.1: 10%
rCutSmart™ Buffer: 100%

Diluent Compatibility

• Diluent C

Storage Buffer

10 mM Tris-HCl
250 mM NaCl
1 mM DTT
0.1 mM EDTA
200 µg/ml Recombinant Albumin
50% Glycerol
0.15% Triton® X-100
pH 7.4 @ 25°C

Heat Inactivation

80°C for 20 minutes

Methylation Sensitivity

dam methylation: Not Sensitive
dcm methylation: Not Sensitive
CpG Methylation: Blocked by Some Combinations of Overlapping

Isoschizomers

AsuNHI
BmtI-HF
BspOI