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Nt.BsmAI

Catalog # Concentration Size List Price Quantity Your Price
R0121S 5000 units/ml 500 units $115.00
$103.50
Catalog # Size List Price Your Price
R0121S 500 units $115.00
$103.50
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  • 100% activity in rCutSmart™ Buffer (over 210 enzymes are available in the same buffer) allowing for easier double digests
  • This is a nicking endonuclease
  • Generates DNA molecules that are “nicked”, rather than cleaved
  • Nicking Enzyme Cut Site: GTCTC (1/none)
     
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Nt.BsmAI is a nicking endonuclease that cleaves only one strand of DNA on a double-stranded DNA substrate.
Product Source
An E. coli strain expressing an altered form of the BsmAI restriction genes from Bacillus stearothermophilus A664
Reagents Supplied

The following reagents are supplied with this product:

NEB # Component Name Component # Stored at (°C) Amount Concentration
  Nt.BsmAI R0121SVIAL -20 1 x 0.1 ml 10,000 units/ml
  rCutSmart™ Buffer B6004SVIAL -20 1 x 1.25 ml 10 X

Properties & Usage

Unit Definition

One unit is defined as the amount of enzyme required to convert 1 µg of supercoiled plasmid DNA to open circular form in 1 hour at 37°C in a total reaction volume of 50 µl.

Reaction Conditions

1X rCutSmart™ Buffer
Incubate at 37°C

1X rCutSmart™ Buffer
50 mM Potassium Acetate
20 mM Tris-acetate
10 mM Magnesium Acetate
100 µg/ml Recombinant Albumin
(pH 7.9 @ 25°C)

Activity in NEBuffers

NEBufferâ„¢ r1.1: 100%
NEBufferâ„¢ r2.1: 50%
NEBufferâ„¢ r3.1: 10%
rCutSmartâ„¢ Buffer: 100%

Diluent Compatibility

Storage Buffer

10 mM Tris-HCl
50 mM NaCl
1 mM DTT
0.1 mM EDTA
200 µg/ml Recombinant Albumin
50% Glycerol
pH 7.4 @ 25°C

Heat Inactivation

65°C for 20 minutes

Methylation Sensitivity

dam methylation: Not Sensitive
dcm methylation: Not Sensitive
CpG Methylation: Blocked



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Notes
References
  • Song, Q. et al. Anal. Chem. [Epub ahead of print].
  • Zhang, P. et al. Protein Expr. Purif. 69, 226-234. [Epub 2009 Sep 9].
Quality Control Assay
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.
Change Notifications

Nt.BsmAI has been reformulated with Recombinant Albumin (rAlbumin) beginning with Lot #10263882. For additional information, please visit at NEB Restriction Enzyme formulations with Recombinant Albumin (rAlbumin).

Specifications
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]
Certificate of Analysis
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]
Safety Data Sheets
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