RNA 5´ Modification Enzyme Properties Chart

Please click here to select enzymes that modify 5’ RNA ends by application.

NEB Product
Catalog # Substrate Reaction Products Buffer/ Co-substrates Incubation activity range (preferred)
mRNA Decapping
mRNA Decapping Enzyme M0608 m7Gppp-RNA cap (Cap-0 or Cap-1) 5´ p- RNA, m7GDP 100% activity in mRNA Decapping Enzyme Reaction Buffer. 50% activity in rCutSmart, NEBuffer r1.1, ThermoPol Buffers. 37-45°C (37°C)
yDcpS M0643 m7Gppp-RNA cap (Cap-0 or Cap-1) 5´ pp- RNA, m7GMP yDcpS Reaction Buffer 37-50°C (37°C)
NudC Pyrophosphatase M0607 NAD+/NADH caps 5´ p- RNA, NMN NEBuffer r3.1 37°C
Generating Ligatable 5´ Ends
RNA 5´ Pyrophosphohydrolase (RppH) M0356 5´ ppp- (primary) 5´ p- RNA NEBuffer 2 (pyrophosphatase) 37°C
Capped RNA (secondary)   ThermoPol (decapping)
Apyrase M0398 5´ ppp-RNA 5´ p-RNA 100% activity in Apyrase Reaction Buffer. 30% activity in all NEBuffers. 30°C
ATP AMP
5´ DNA Adenylation Kit E2610 5´ p- ssRNA 5´ App- ssRNA 5´ DNA Adenylation Reaction Buffer 37-65°C (65°C)
5´ p- ssDNA 5´ App- ssDNA
5´ Deadenylase M0331 5´ App- RNA 5´ p- ssRNA NEBuffer1 30°C
5´ App- DNA 5´ p- ssDNA
T4 Polynucleotide Kinase M0201 5´ OH-RNA, RNA-p 3', RNA-2',3' cyclic phosphate 5´ p-RNA-OH 3' T4 Polynucleotide Kinase Reaction Buffer. rCutSmart (+ ATP, DTT). 37°C
5´ OH-DNA, DNA-p 3' 5´ p-DNA-OH 3'
5´ Phosphatases
Quick CIP (recommended) M0525 5´ ppp- RNA, 5´ pp- RNA, 5´ p- RNA 5´ OH- RNA rCutSmart, other NEBuffers 37°C
5´ ppp- DNA, 5´ pp- DNA, 5´ p- DNA 5´ OH- DNA
NTP, NDP, dNTP Nucleoside
Antarctic Phosphatase M0289 5´ ppp- RNA, 5´ pp- RNA, 5´ p- RNA 5´ OH- RNA Antarctic Phosphatase Reaction Buffer. This enzyme requires zinc. 37°C
5´ ppp- DNA, 5´ pp- DNA, 5´ p- DNA 5´ OH- DNA
NTP, NDP, dNTP Nucleoside