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Thermolabile Proteinase K
cloned at NEB recombinant 55 Heat

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Product Introduction

This recombinant, heat-inactivated Proteinase K is engineered for complete inactivation at 55°C in 10 minutes, with broad protease activity for digestion of proteins in nucleic acid preparations and other applications.

  • A unique, recombinant Proteinase K that retains similar activity and specificity as wild type but can be completely heat inactivated at lower temperatures compared to others.
  • Engineered for complete heat inactivation with incubation at 55°C for only 10 minutes.
  • No detectable endonuclease, exonuclease, DNase or RNase contaminating activities.
  • Optimal activity and stability for up to 24 months.
  • Active in a wide range of reaction buffers with optimal activity between 20 - 40°C and pH 7.0 - 9.5.
  • Broad spectrum subtilisin-related serine protease that hydrolyzes a variety of peptide bonds and is frequently used to cleanup enzymatic reactions or cell lysates.
Catalog # Size Concentration
P8111S 30.0 units 120 units/ml

Product Information

Description

Thermolabile Proteinase K is an engineered, subtilisin-related serine protease that will hydrolyze a variety of peptide bonds. It preferentially cleaves the peptide bond at the carboxyl side of aliphatic or aromatic amino acid residues. However; the specificity of Thermolabile Proteinase K can be broad. 

Thermolabile Proteinase K (TLPK) can be completely inactivated by incubation at 55°C for 10 minutes, which allows for subsequent enzymatic steps in the same reaction vessel. Figure 1 shows that the activity of restriction endonucleases, including heat-stable endonucleases, can be completely abolished using TLPK. 

 

Figure 1: Thermolabile Proteinase K completely degrades restriction enzyme activity



Lane L: 1 kb DNA Ladder (NEB #N3232); Lane 1: λ DNA incubated for 1 hour at 37°C; Lane 2: λ DNA incubated with PvuII-HF or PstI-HF for 1 hour at 37°C; Lane 3: λ DNA incubated with PvuII-HF or PstI-HF which had been treated with 1 μL Thermolabile Proteinase K (TLPK) for 10 minutes at 37 °C; Lane 4: λ DNA incubated first with TLPK treated PvuII-HF or PstI-HF followed by incubation at 55 °C for 10 minutes to inactivate the TLPK, followed by treatment with PvuII-HF or PstI-HF for 1 hour at 37°C. Results indicate that Thermolabile Proteinase K completely degrades restriction enzyme activity, allowing for subsequent enzymatic steps in the same reaction vessel.

Product Source

Cloned from Engyodontium album (formerly Tritirachium album), mutagenized to increase thermolability of the enzyme and expressed in Pichia pastoris.
This product is related to the following categories:
Proteases Products,
Total RNA Extraction & Purification Products,
RNA Extraction and Purification,
Nucleic Acid Purification Products,
This product can be used in the following applications:
PCR & Reaction Cleanup,
Protein Analysis Tools,
Protein Digestion,
Proteomics,
DNA Amplification, PCR & qPCR

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 release 1.0 µmol of 4-nitroaniline per minute from N-Succinyl-Ala-Ala-Pro-Phe-p-nitroanilide at 25°C, in a total reaction volume of 105 µL.

Storage Buffer

20 mM Tris-HCl
1 mM CaCl2
50% Glycerol
pH 7.4 @ 25°C

Heat Inactivation

55°C for 10 minutes

Molecular Weight

Apparent: 29 kDa

Unit Assay Conditions

A series of dilutions of Thermolabile Proteinase K are incubated with 0.25 mM N-Succinyl-Ala-Ala-Pro-Phe-p-nitroanilide in 0.1% SDS, 0.1% Triton X-100, 20 mM Tris-HCl, 5 mM CaCl2, 50 mM NaCl (pH 8.0 @ 25°C) in a 105 μl reaction. The reaction mix is incubated at 25°C. Liberation of p-nitroaniline is detected by real-time UV spectroscopy at 405 nm.

Features

  • Heat inactivated following incubation at 55°C for 10 minutes.
  • Isolation of plasmid and genomic DNA and RNA
  • Inactivation of RNases, DNases and various other enzymes in reaction workflows
  • PCR purification

Product Notes

  1. Active in a wide range of buffers. It is highly active between pH 7.0 and 9.5 and temperatures 20-40°C. It is active in chelating agents such as EDTA up to 10 mM.
  2. Thermolabile Proteinase K is stable for at least 2 years at –20°C. No loss of activity is observed after 10 freeze-thaw cycles.
  3. Thermolabile Proteinase K is highly active over a broad pH range (7.0 - 9.5) and a wide temperature range (20 – 40°C).
  4. Thermolabile Proteinase K is active in chelating agents such as EDTA up to 10 mM.
  5. Enzyme activity is stimulated in up to 1% SDS and no inhibition is observed in SDS concentrations up to 2.5% or Triton X-100 concentrations up to 1.5%.
  6. Thermolabile Proteinase K activity is inhibited by urea concentrations greater than 2 M.

Protocols, Manuals & Usage

Protocols

  1. Thermolabile Proteinase K Typical Reaction Protocol

Tools & Resources

Selection Charts

FAQs & Troubleshooting

FAQs

  1. How is Thermolabile Proteinase K different from Proteinase K, Molecular Biology Grade?
  2. Can I use Thermolabile Proteinase K for molecular biology applications?
  3. Should I switch from Proteinase K, Molecular Biology Grade to Thermolabile Proteinase K?
  4. If I switch from Proteinase K, Molecular Biology Grade to Thermolabile Proteinase K, should I use the same amount of enzyme?
  5. How do I heat inactivate Thermolabile Proteinase K?
  6. What buffer should I use to dilute Thermolabile Proteinase K?
  7. What is the optimal reaction buffer for Thermolabile Proteinase K?
  8. What is the optimal incubation temperature and time?
  9. Is Thermolabile Proteinase K compatible with EDTA, Triton X-100, SDS, DTT and/or Urea?
  10. Is Thermolabile Proteinase K active in common NEB buffers?
  11. Is Thermolabile Proteinase K active in the presence of metal ions?
  12. Why is the unit definition assay for Thermolabile Proteinase K (NEB #P8111) different from the unit definition assay for Proteinase K, Molecular Biology Grade (NEB # P8107)?
  13. What is the activity if Proteinase K, Molecular Biology Grade if subjected to the unit definition assay used for Thermolabile Proteinase K?

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