CutSmart® Buffer

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• Monarch® Plasmid Miniprep Kit 
• Monarch® DNA Gel Extraction Kit
• Monarch® PCR & DNA Cleanup Kit (5 μg)

1. The pH of 10X CutSmart Buffer is between pH 7.8 and 8.0.

• Activity of DNA Modifying Enzymes in CutSmart® Buffer

• NEB Diluent and Buffer Table

1. What is supplied with the CutSmart™ Buffer pack?
2. How should the NEBuffer be used?
3. The buffer arrived thawed. Are the buffer and enzyme still active?
4. You have replaced NEBuffer 1 with NEbuffer 1.1, NEBuffer 2 with NEBuffer 2.1, and NEBuffer 3 with 3.1. Where is NEBuffer 4.1?
5. Why did you add BSA into all the restriction enzyme reaction buffers?
6. Why did you remove DTT from your restriction enzyme buffers?
7. I don’t want to use BSA in my buffer. What are my options? 
8. Which restriction enzymes are used in GoldenBraid Assembly?
9. Why do I see a DNA smear on an agarose gel after a restriction digest?
10. Why is my Restriction Enzyme not cutting DNA?
11. Why do I see additional DNA bands on my gel after a restriction digest?
12. How many nucleotides do I have to add adjacent to the RE recognition site in order to get efficient cutting?
13. Are the alkaline phosphatases active in NEBuffers?

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• CutSmart® Buffer

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Trademarks

CUTSMART™ is a trademark of New England Biolabs, Inc.