RNA Capping Enzyme Selection Chart by Application

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NEB Product
Catalog # Applications Incubation activity range (preferred) Tag
RNA Capping Enzymes  
Faustovirus Capping Enzyme (FCE) M2081 Post-transcriptional  Cap-0 RNA synthesis. 
Post-transcriptional , one-pot Cap-1 RNA synthesis with mRNA Cap 2´-O-Methyltransferase. 
Post-transcriptional, one-pot Cap-1 m6A RNA synthesis with mRNA Cap 2´-O-Methyltransferase and mRNA Cap N6 Methyltransferase (m6A).
37-50°C His 
Vaccinia Capping System (VCE) M2080 Post-transcriptional  Cap-0 RNA synthesis. 
Post-transcriptional, one-pot Cap1-RNA synthesis with mRNA Cap 2´-O-Methyltransferase.
Post-transcriptional, one-pot Cap-1 m6A RNA synthesis with mRNA Cap 2´-O-Methyltransferase and mRNA Cap N6 Methyltransferase (m6A).
Cappable Seq. 
ReCappable Seq
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37-50°C His 
 5´ Cap Modifications  
mRNA Cap 2´-O-Methyltransferase M0366 In vivo mRNA use. One-step capping with FCE/VCE. 25-37°C (37°C)  His
mRNA Cap N6 Methyltransferase (m6A) M0767 Conversion of Cap-1 with initiating +1 A to m6A-Cap-1. Post-transcriptional Cap-1 m6A RNA synthesis with FCE or VCE and mRNA Cap 2´-O-methyltransferase. 25-40°C (37°C) His