Ligate either ssDNA or ssRNA with one enzyme.
T4 RNA Ligase ligates single strands of nucleic acid by creating a 3′→5′ phosphodiester bond in an ATP-dependent reaction.
Specifications
Unit Definition: One unit is defined as the amount of enzyme required to ligate 50% of 0.4 µg of an equimolar mix of two single stranded 23 base RNA oligonucleotides (one 5′-phosphorylated) in 20 µL 1X T4 RNA Ligase Buffer following a 30 minute incubation at 37°C.
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Source: A recombinant E. coli strain carrying the T4 RNA Ligase gene from bacteriophage T4.
| Unit Concentration | 20,000 U/mL |
| Purity (SDS-PAGE) | >99% |
| SS Exonuclease | 200 U <5.0% released |
| DS Exonuclease | 200 U <0.5% released |
| Endonuclease | 200 U <10% converted |
| Non-specific RNAse | 200 U none detected |
| E. coli 16S rDNA Contamination | 200 U <10 copies |
| Storage | -20°C |
| Document | File Name | Type |
| Manual | MA121-T4-RNA | |
| Product Flyer | NexGen-Enzymes-2011 | |
| MSDS |