Alu I

Product Details

AluI is a restriction enzyme purified from Arthrobacter luteus (ATCC 21606)

Reagents supplied: 10x R1 and 10x EQ buffer

Unit definition: One unit is the amount of enzyme required to digest 1 μg of Lambda DNA in 60 min at 37^oC in a total reaction volume of 50 μl.

Digest Guidelines

• Standard reaction conditions: In order to overcome DNA source variability, a ~10 fold overdigest is suggested:

10U AluI	1μl
10x EQ buffer	5μl
DNA substrate	1μg
Sterile ultrapure water	Up to 50 μl

• Speed Digest reaction: Incubate for 15 minutes at  37^oC as in standard reaction in 1x R1 buffer ( 10 mM Tris-HCl (pH 7.9 @ 25^oC), 10 mM MgCl2, 100 μg/ml BSA)or 1x EQ buffer (20 mM Tris-acetate (pH 7.9 @ 25^oC), 10 mM Mg-acetate, 50 mM K-acetate, 100 μg/ml BSA).
• Activity in RB buffers-Double digest tips

R1	R2	R3	R4	EQ
100	100	75	10-25	100

Reactions were performed as in speed digest reaction conditions. The above data could be used as guideline for double digest reactions. Our enzymes are also active and compatible in buffer systems from other vendors.

Heat inactivation: 65^oC for 20 minutes.

Methylation Sensitivity:

• dam methylation: Not sensitive
• dcm methylation: Not sensitive
• CpG methylation: Not sensitive

Unit calculation assay conditions:

• 1x R1 buffer
• Lambda DNA
• Incubation at 37^oC

Storage conditions:

• 100 mM KCl,
• 10 mM Tris-HCl (pH 7.4)
• 0.1 mM EDTA
• 1 mM dithiothreitol
• 200 μg/ml BSA
• 50% glycerol
• Store at -20^oC

Non-specific nuclease activity: 50 units of AluI do not produce any unspecific cleavage products after 16 hrs incubation with 1 μg of lambda DNA at 37^oC.

Re-ligation and recut:After 10-fold overdigestion with Alu I, greater than 95% of the DNA fragments can be ligated and recut with this enzyme.