5'-A^C T A G T-3' 3'-T G A T C^A-5'
Source
Bacillus coagulans VS 29-022
Unit Definition
One unit is defined as the amount of B0808-05 required to digest 1ug of control DNA fragments in 1 hour at 37°C in 50ul of assay buffer. The control DNA is pUC19 DNA with inserted BcuI recognition site - Psp1406I fragments.
Storage Buffer
Supplied as a liquid in 10mM Tris-HCl (pH 7.5 at 25°C), 300mM KCl, 1mM DTT, 0.1mM EDTA, 0.2mg/ml BSA and 50% glycerol.
Supplied with
R1625: Restriction Enzyme Buffer A, 10X: Suplied as a liquid in 33mM Tris-acetate pH 7.9, 10mM magnesium acetate, 66mM potassium acetate, 0.1mg/ml BSA. Incubate at 37°C.
Diluent Buffer: 10mM Tris-HCl (pH 7.4 at 25°C), 100mM KCl, 1mM EDTA, 1mM DTT, 0.2mg/ml BSA and 50% glycerol. For longer periods–the Storage Buffer should be used.
Overdigestion Assay
No detectable change in the specific fragmentation pattern is observed after 160-fold overdigestion (10u/ug pUC19-BcuI DNA x 16 hours) with BcuI.
Ligation/Recutting (L/R) Assay
The ligation and recleavage assay was replaced with LO test after validating experiments showed LO test ability to trace nuclease and phosphatase activities with sensitivity that is higher than L/R by a factor of 100.
Labeled Oligonucleotide (LO) Assay
No detectable degradation of a single-stranded and double-stranded labeled oligonucleotide was observed after incubation with 10 units of BcuI for 4 hours.
Blue/White (B/W) Cloning Assay
The B/W assay was replaced with LO test after validating experiments showed LO test ability to detect nuclease and phosphatase activities with sensitivity that equals to that of B/W test.
Stability during Prolonged Incubation
A minimum of 0.5units of BcuI is required for complete digestion of 1ug of Ad2 DNA in 16 hours at 37°C.
Methylation Effects on Digestion
Dam, Dcm, CpG - Never overlaps, no effect EcoKI, EcoBI - effect not determined
Digestion of Agarose-embedded DNA
A minimum of 10 units of BcuI is required for complete digestion of 1ug of agarose-embedded Adenovirus-2 DNA in 16 hours.
Compatible Ends
Eco130I, NheI, XbaI, XmaJI
Number of Recognition Sites in DNA
Ad2: 3 Lambda: 0 PhiX174: 0 M13mp18/19: 0 pBR322: 0 pUC18/19: 0 pUC57: 0 pTZ19R/U: 0
Thermal Inactivation
BcuI is not inactivated by incubation at 80°C for 20min.
Inactivation Procedure
1. To prepare the digested DNA for electrophoresis: (a) stop the digestion by adding 0.5M EDTA, pH 8.0, to achieve a 20mM final concentration. Mix thoroughly, add an electrophoresis loading dye and load onto gel. 2. To prepare DNA suitable for further enzymatic reactions: (a) extract with phenol/chloroform, precipitate with ethanol or isopropanol, wash the pellet with 75% cold ethanol and air dry; (b) dissolve DNA in either nuclease-free water, TE buffer, or a buffer suitable for further applications; (c) check the DNA concentration in the solution.
Overdigestion Assay
No detectable change in the specific fragmentation pattern is observed after 160-fold overdigestion (10u/ug pUC19-BcuI DNA x 16 hours) with BcuI.
Ligation/Recutting (L/R) Assay
The ligation and recleavage assay was replaced with LO test after validating experiments showed LO test ability to trace nuclease and phosphatase activities with sensitivity that is higher than L/R by a factor of 100.
Labeled Oligonucleotide (LO) Assay
No detectable degradation of a single-stranded and double-stranded labeled oligonucleotide was observed after incubation with 10 units of BcuI for 4 hours.
Blue/White (B/W) Cloning Assay
The B/W assay was replaced with LO test after validating experiments showed LO test ability to detect nuclease and phosphatase activities with sensitivity that equals to that of B/W test.
Stability during Prolonged Incubation
A minimum of 0.5units of BcuI is required for complete digestion of 1ug of Ad2 DNA in 16 hours at 37°C.
Methylation Effects on Digestion
Digestion of Agarose-embedded DNA
A minimum of 10 units of BcuI is required for complete digestion of 1ug of agarose-embedded Adenovirus-2 DNA in 16 hours.
Compatible Ends
Eco130I, NheI, XbaI, XmaJI
Number of Recognition Sites in DNA
Thermal Inactivation
BcuI is not inactivated by incubation at 80°C for 20min.
1. To prepare the digested DNA for electrophoresis
(a) stop the digestion by adding 0.5M EDTA, pH 8.0, to achieve a 20mM final concentration. Mix thoroughly, add an electrophoresis loading dye and load onto gel.
2. To prepare DNA suitable for further enzymatic reactions
(a) extract with phenol/chloroform, precipitate with ethanol or isopropanol, wash the pellet with 75% cold ethanol and air dry; (b) dissolve DNA in either nuclease-free water, TE buffer, or a buffer suitable for further applications; (c) check the DNA concentration in the solution.