T4 DNA Polymerase
Applications:
- Creating Blunt Ends from Protruding Ends in Double-Stranded DNA Fragments
- 3'-end Labeling of Double-Stranded DNA
- Site-Directed Mutagenesis
Description:
T4 DNA Polymerase catalyzes the incorporation of nucleotides into double-stranded DNA in a 5'→3' direction. It possesses a strong 3'→5' exonuclease (proofreading) activity, but does not exhibit 5'→3' exonuclease activity. T4 DNA Polymerase is supplied in 200 mM potassium phosphate (pH 6.5), 10 mM DTT and 50% glycerol.
Source:
Recombinant E. coli
Buffer:
Supplied with 10X Reaction Buffer [330 mM Tris-acetate (pH 7.9), 660 mM potassium acetate, 100 mM magnesium acetate and 5 mM DTT] and 0.1% BSA.
Concentration:
2–5 U/μL
Unit Definition:
One unit is defined as the amount of enzyme that catalyzes the incorporation of 10 nmol of total nucleotides into acid-insoluble products in 30 minutes at 37°C and pH 8.8, using heat-denatured calf thymus DNA as the template-primer.
Storage:
–20°C
References:
- Kunkel, T.A.et al. (1987) Methods Enzymol. 154:367-82.
- Deen, K. C.et al. (1983) Anal. Biochem. 135:456-65.
- Wartell, R.M. and Reznikoff, W. S. (1980) Gene 9:307-19.

