RsaI is a restriction enzyme purified from Rhodopseudomonas sphaeroides.
Reagents supplied: 10x R2 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 37oC 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 Rsa I
1μl
10x EQ buffer
5μl
DNA substrate
1μg
Sterile ultrapure water
Up to 50 μl
Incubate for 60 min at 37oC
Speed Digest reaction: Incubate for 15 minutes at 37oC as in standard reaction in 1x R2 buffer (50 mM NaCl, 10 mM Tris-HCl (pH 7.9 @ 25oC), 10 mM MgCl2, 100 μg/ml BSA) or 1x eQ buffer (20 mM Tris-acetate (pH 7.9 @ 25oC), 10 mM Mg-acetate, 50 mM K-acetate, 100 μg/ml BSA).
Activity(%) in EnzyQuest buffers-Double digest tips
R1
R2
R3
R4
EQ
75-100
100
25-50
<10
75-10
Reactions were performed as for unit definition reaction. 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: 65oC for 20 minutes
Methylation Sensitivity:
dam methylation: Not sensitive
dcm methylation: Not sensitive
CpG methylation: Blocked by some combinations of overlapping
Unit calculation assay conditions:
1x R2 buffer
Lambda DNA
Incubation at 37oC
Storage conditions:
50 mM KCl,
10 mM Tris-HCl (pH 7.4)
0.1 mM EDTA
1 mM dithiothreitol
200 μg/ml BSA
50% glycerol
Store at -20oC
Non-specific nuclease activity: 400 units of Rsa I do not produce any unspecific cleavage products after 16 hrs incubation with 1 μg of Lambda DNA at 37oC.
Re-ligation and recut: After 10-fold overdigestion with Rsa I, greater than 95% of the DNA fragments can be ligated and recut with this enzyme.