Restriction Enzyme Test
- To test restriction enzymes, digest DNA with E+P, X+S, E+S, X+P; in addition to this, do four single cuts.
- We can tell which enzyme is not working (if it is such) by examining which pairs are not cutting properly.
- I will cut Jason's miniprepped DNA because it had the most amount of DNA present.
- 4 double digests + 4 single cuts, for further confirmation.
- Volumes used:
| Reagent
| Control
| E
| X
| S
| P
| ES
| EP
| XS
| XP
| Master Mix
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| 10X BSA | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 20
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| 10X Buffer 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 20
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| EcoRI | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | N/A
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| XbaI | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | N/A
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| SpeI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | N/A
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| PstI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | N/A
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| DNA | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 30
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| sdW | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 300
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| Total | 37 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 38 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 39 | 370
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- Digest for ~1-2 hrs (not so crucial) at room temp.
- Note: Initially wanted only 10 µl of water, but in the end, I calculated for 30 µl instead in the master mix for a total of 300 µl of water. Therefore, the reaction may be a bit dilute, which is why I will let this run while I continue writing and rehearsing the podcast instead. The timing shouldn't be too important.
- Digest ran overnight on ice after ~2h incubation in 37ºC.
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