Description
Taq DNA Ligase catalyzes the formation of a phosphodiester bond in duplex DNA containing adjacent 5′-phosphoryl and 3′-hydroxyl termini, using NAD+ as a cofactor. The ligation will occur only if the oligonucleotides are perfectly paired to the complementary target DNA and have no gaps between them; therefore, a single-base substitution can be detected. This product is active at elevated temperatures (45°C-70°C) (1, 2).
The physical purity of this enzyme is ≥99% as assessed by SDS-PAGE with Coomassie® blue staining (see figure below).
Product Source
E. coli strain expressing the cloned Taq DNA ligase gene from Thermus aquaticus HB8
Applications
- Allele-specific gene detection by using Ligase Detection Reaction (LDR) and Ligase Chain Reaction (LCR) (1).
- Mutagenesis by incorporation of a phosphorylated oligonucleotide during primer extension amplification(3).
Product Includes
1) Taq DNA Ligase
2) 10X Taq DNA Ligase Buffer with NAD+
Storage Temperature
–20 °C
Storage Buffer
50 mM Tris-HCl, 50 mM KCl, 1 mM DTT, 0.1 mM EDTA,
50% Glycerol, pH 7.5 @ 25 ºC
10X Taq DNA reaction buffer with NAD+
500 mM Tris-HCl, 100 mM MgCl2, 100 mM DTT, 10 mM NAD+, pH 7.5 @ 25ºC
Unit Definition
One unit is defined as the amount of Taq DNA required to join 50% of 1 μg of the 12-base cohesive ends of Lambda DNA cut with Sma I and Sal I in 50 μl reaction in 15 min incubation at 45 °C.
Quality Control
This product is free from detectable RNase or contaminating DNA endonuclease activities. 3218 3219
