Recognition site |
R↑GATCY
YCTAG↓R
|
Source |
Isolated from E.coli strain that carries the cloned BstX2I gene from Bacillus stearothermophilus X2 |
Assayed on |
Lambda DNA |
Unit |
One unit of the enzyme is the amount required to hydrolyze 1 μg of Lambda DNA in 1 hour at 60°C in a total reaction volume of 50 μl. |
Optimal SE-buffer |
G (10 mM Tris-HCl (pH 7.6 at 25oC); 10 mM MgCl2; 50 mM NaCl; 1 mM DTT.) |
Enzyme activity (%) |
B |
G |
O |
W |
Y |
75 - 100 |
100 |
0 - 10 |
10 - 25 |
25 - 50 |
|
Optimal temperature |
60oC
|
Storage conditions |
10 mM Tris-HCl (pH 7.6); 100 mM NaCl; 0.1 mM EDTA; 1 mM DTT; 200 μg/ml BSA; 50% glycerol. Store at -20oC. |
Ligations |
After 10-fold overdigestion with enzyme 95% of the DNA fragments can be ligated and recut. |
Non-specific hydrolisis |
No nonspecific activity was detected after incubation of 1 μg of Lambda DNA with 10 u.a. of enzyme for 16 hours at 60oC. |
Reagents Supplied with Enzyme |
10 X SE-buffer G |
Methylation sensitivity |
Not blocked by Dam-methylation (GmATC): RGATCY |
Inactivation 20 minutes under |
80oC
|