Product Class: Restriction Endonuclease

XbaI
neb31 cloned at NEB recombinant time saver dil_A 37 65 Heat dam

XbaI has been reformulated with Recombinant Albumin (rAlbumin) beginning with Lot #10128088. Learn more

We are excited to announce that all reaction buffers are now BSA-free. NEB began switching our BSA-containing reaction buffers in April 2021 to buffers containing Recombinant Albumin (rAlbumin) for restriction enzymes and some DNA modifying enzymes. Find more details at www.neb.com/BSA-free.

NEB restriction endonuclease that recognizes the sequence T^CTAG_A

Product Introduction

Catalog # Size Concentration
R0145S 3000.0 units 20000 units/ml
R0145T 3000.0 units 100000 units/ml
R0145L 15000.0 units 20000 units/ml
R0145M 15000.0 units 100000 units/ml

Product Information

Description

Product Source

An E. coli strain that carries the XbaI gene from Xanthomonas badrii (ATCC 11672).
This product is related to the following categories:
Restriction Endonucleases T Z Products,
Time-Saver Qualified Restriction Enzymes Products,
This product can be used in the following applications:
BioBrick® Assembly,
Fast Cloning: Accelerate your cloning workflows with reagents from NEB,
Restriction Enzyme Digestion

Reagents Supplied

Reagents Supplied

The following reagents are supplied with this product:

NEB # Component Name Component # Stored at (°C) Amount Concentration

Properties & Usage

Unit Definition

One unit is defined as the amount of enzyme required to digest 1 µg of λ DNA (dam-/HindIII digest) 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

NEBuffer™ r1.1: <10%
NEBuffer™ r2.1: 100%
NEBuffer™ r3.1: 75%
rCutSmart™ 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: Blocked by Overlapping
dcm methylation: Not Sensitive
CpG Methylation: Not Sensitive

Product Notes

  1. XbaI cleaves to leave a 5' CTAG extension which can be efficiently ligated to DNA fragments generated by AvrII, SpeI or NheI.
  2. Blocked by overlapping dam methylation.

Protocols, Manuals & Usage

Protocols

  1. Optimizing Restriction Endonuclease Reactions
  2. Restriction Digest Protocol
  3. Double Digest Protocol with Standard Restriction Enzymes

Usage & Guidelines

Tools & Resources

Selection Charts

Web Tools

FAQs & Troubleshooting

FAQs

  1. Is XbaI affected by methylation?
  2. Do I have to set-up digests with Time-Saver™ qualified enzymes for 5-15 minutes? Can I digest longer?
  3. Which NEB restriction enzymes are supplied with Gel Loading Dye, Purple (6X)?
  4. Does NEB offer any BSA-free and/or animal origin-free restriction enzymes for linearization of plasmids for mRNA vaccine development?
  5. Can you tell me more about the switch from BSA to Recombinant Albumin (rAlbumin) in NEBuffers?
  6. Can Gel Loading Dye, Purple 6X (B7024) be stored in cold temperatures?

Troubleshooting

Quality, Safety & Legal

Quality Assurance Statement

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.

Specification Change Notifications

XbaI has been reformulated with Recombinant Albumin (rAlbumin) beginning with Lot #10128088. All subsequent (higher number) lots will contain rAlbumin. 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 DataSheets

The following is a list of Safety Data Sheet (SDS) that apply to this product to help you use it safely.

Legal and Disclaimers

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This product is intended for research purposes only. This product is not intended to be used for therapeutic or diagnostic purposes in humans or animals.

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