KasI

Reagents Supplied

The following reagents are supplied with this product:

NEB #	Component Name	Component #	Stored at (°C)	Amount	Concentration
R0544S     -80       KasI R0544SVIAL -80 1 x 0.05 ml 5,000 units/ml   rCutSmart™ Buffer B6004SVIAL -20 1 x 1.25 ml 10 X
R0544L     -80       KasI R0544LVIAL -80 1 x 0.25 ml 5,000 units/ml   rCutSmart™ Buffer B6004SVIAL -20 1 x 1.25 ml 10 X

Companion Products

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

Materials Sold Separately

• rCutSmart™ Buffer

1. Based on the stability of the enzyme in the reaction, incubations longer than 1 hr will not result in improved digestion, unless additional enzyme is added. Please refer to Restriction endonuclease survival in a reaction for more information regarding this topic.
2. NEB sells two neoschizomers of KasI. KasI cleaves G/GCGCC, NarI cuts GG/CGCC and SfoI cuts to leave blunt GGC/GCC ends. Both KasI and NarI have sitepreference, cleaving some sites very slowly. SfoI does not show sitepreference.
3. Blocked by CpG methylation.
4. star activity may result from a glycerol concentration of >5%

1. Optimizing Restriction Endonuclease Reactions
2. Restriction Digest Protocol
3. Double Digest Protocol with Standard Restriction Enzymes

• Activity at 37°C for Restriction Enzymes with Alternate Incubation Temperatures
• Activity of Restriction Enzymes in PCR Buffers
• Cleavage Close to the End of DNA Fragments
• Dam and Dcm Methylases of E. coli
• Digestion of Agarose-Embedded DNA: Info for Specific Enzymes
• Double Digests
• Effects of CpG Methylation on Restriction Enzyme Cleavage
• Heat Inactivation
• NEBuffer Activity/Performance Chart with Restriction Enzymes
• Optimizing Restriction Endonuclease Reactions
• Restriction Endonucleases - Survival in a Reaction
• Restriction Enzyme Diluent Buffer Compatibility
• Restriction Enzyme Tips
• Single Letter Codes
• Star Activity
• Traditional Cloning Quick Guide

• Alphabetized List of Recognition Sequences
• Cleavage of Supercoiled DNA
• Compatible Cohesive Ends and Generation of New Restriction Sites
• Dam-Dcm and CpG Methylation
• Frequencies of Restriction Sites
• Isoelectric Points (pI) for Restriction Enzymes
• Isoschizomers
• NEB Diluent and Buffer Table
• Recleavable Filled-in 5' Overhangs
• Why Choose Recombinant Enzymes?

• Competitor Cross-Reference Tool
• DNA Sequences and Maps Tool

• Double Digest Finder
• Enzyme Finder
• NEBcutter™ v3.0
• NEBioCalculator®
• REBASE®

1. Is KasI affected by methylation?
2. Is extended digestion of KasI recommended?
3. Are more units of KasI required to cut supercoiled DNA than lambda DNA?
4. Is activity loss of KasI seen in 6 months or less?
5. I tested your restriction enzyme on the substrate DNA recommended by NEB, and it appears to be active, however it does not digest my DNA. What could be the reason?
6. Why is my Restriction Enzyme not cutting DNA?
7. Why do I see a DNA smear on an agarose gel after a restriction digest?
8. What isoschizomers are there?
9. Why do I see additional DNA bands on my gel after a restriction digest?
10. How many nucleotides do I have to add adjacent to the RE recognition site in order to get efficient cutting?
11. Are slow sites found in common vectors?
12. Can you tell me more about the switch from BSA to Recombinant Albumin (rAlbumin) in NEBuffers?
13. For enzymes stored at -80°C, is enzyme activity affected after multiple freeze / thaw cycles?

• Restriction Enzyme Troubleshooting Guide

Quality Control tests are performed on each new lot of NEB product to meet the specifications designated for it. Specifications and individual lot data from the tests that are performed for this particular product can be found and downloaded on the Product Specification Sheet, Certificate of Analysis, data card or product manual. Further information regarding NEB product quality can be found here.

Specifications & Change Notifications

The Specification sheet is a document that includes the storage temperature, shelf life and the specifications designated for the product. The following file naming structure is used to name these document files: [Product Number]_[Size]_[Version]

• R0544S_L_v2
• R0544S_L_v3

The Certificate of Analysis (COA) is a signed document that includes the storage temperature, expiration date and quality controls for an individual lot. The following file naming structure is used to name these document files: [Product Number]_[Size]_[Version]_[Lot Number]

• R0544S_L_v1_0421303
• R0544S_L_v1_0421308
• R0544S_L_v1_0421401
• R0544S_L_v1_0431407
• R0544S_L_v1_0431410
• R0544S_L_v1_0441505
• R0544S_L_v1_0441503
• R0544S_L_v1_0441511
• R0544S_L_v1_0451602
• R0544S_L_v1_0451607
• R0544S_L_v1_0451604
• R0544S_L_v2_0451609
• R0544S_L_v2_0451702
• R0544S_L_v2_0451708
• R0544S_L_v2_0451710
• R0544S_L_v2_0451801
• R0544S_L_v2_0471803
• R0544_v0_10014287
• R0544S_v1_10007470
• R0544L_v2_10007468
• R0544S_v2_10007470
• R0544L_v2_10016062
• R0544S_v2_10016064
• R0544L_v2_10025346
• R0544S_v2_10025348
• R0544S_v2_10033511
• R0544L_v2_10033513
• R0544S_v2_10042944
• R0544L_v2_10042945
• R0544L_v2_10051240
• R0544S_v2_10051241
• R0544L_v2_10059901
• R0544S_v2_10061333
• R0544L_v2_10064417
• R0544S_v2_10068139
• R0544L_v2_10076447
• R0544S_v2_10076445
• R0544S_v2_10081963
• R0544L_v2_10082395
• R0544L_v2_10090068
• R0544S_v2_10090070
• R0544L_v2_10092233
• R0544S_v2_10092235
• R0544L_v2_10099954
• R0544S_v2_10099952
• R0544S_v2_10110331
• R0544S_v2_10123557
• R0544S_v3_10137511
• R0544L_v3_10133743
• R0544L_v3_10105365
• R0544L_v3_10116367
• R0544S_v3_10148142
• R0544L_v3_10152604
• R0544L_v3_10162332
• R0544S_v3_10168335
• R0544L_v3_10174135

The following is a list of Safety Data Sheet (SDS) that apply to this product to help you use it safely.

• KasI
• rCutSmart™ Buffer

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