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Shrimp Alkaline Phosphatase (rSAP)
Gray property icon for rCutSmart recombinant Gray property icon for incubation temperature 37° Gray property icon for heat inactivation 65°

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Product Introduction

Shrimp Alkaline Phosphatase (rSAP) is a heat labile alkaline phosphatase purified from a recombinant source.

  • Rapid and irreversible heat inactivation eliminates unwanted activity
  • Improved storage stability versus native enzyme
  • Faster reaction setup (no supplemental additives like zinc required)
  • Flexible reaction conditions (active in any restriction enzyme buffer, no clean-up required)
  • Less enzyme required (high specific activity), resulting in a lower cost per reaction
  • No need for multiple phosphatases (rSAP removes 5´- and 3´- phosphates from DNA, RNA and dNTPs )
  • Active on unincorporated dNTPs in PCR products - improves DNA sequencing and SNP analysis
  • Recombinant for purity, consistency and value
Note: See also Exo-CIP™ Rapid PCR Cleanup Kit (NEB #E1050).
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Catalog # Size Concentration
M0371S 500 units 1000 units/ml
M0371L 2500 units 1000 units/ml

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Product Information

Description

Shrimp Alkaline Phosphatase (rSAP) is a heat labile alkaline phosphatase purified from a recombinant source. rSAP is identical to the native enzyme and contains no affinity tags or other modifications. rSAP nonspecifically catalyzes the dephosphorylation of 5´ and 3´ ends of DNA and RNA phosphomonoesters. Also, rSAP hydrolyses ribo-, as well as deoxyribonucleoside triphosphates (NTPs and dNTPs). rSAP is useful in many molecular biology applications such as the removal of phosphorylated ends of DNA and RNA for subsequent use in cloning or end-labeling of probes. In cloning, dephosphorylation prevents religation of linearized plasmid DNA. The enzyme acts on 5´ protruding, 5´ recessed and blunt ends. rSAP may also be used to degrade unincorporated dNTPs in PCR reactions to prepare templates for DNA sequencing or SNP analysis. rSAP is completely and irreversibly inactivated by heating at 65°C for 5 minutes, thereby making removal of rSAP prior to ligation or end-labeling unnecessary.


Figure 1: rSAP heat inactivation at 65°C

Line graph depicting heat inactivation for Shrimp Alkaline Phosphatase – rSAP

1 unit of rSAP was incubated under recommended reaction conditions, including DNA, for 30 minutes and then heated at 65°C. Remaining phosphatase activity was measured by PNPP assay.

Product Source

A Pichia pastoris clone that carries the shrimp alkaline phosphatase gene from Northern shrimp Pandalus borealis (1,2).
This product is related to the following categories:
Phosphatases
This product can be used in the following applications:
Dephosphorylation,
RNA Cloning

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 that hydrolyzes 1 μmol of p-Nitrophenyl Phosphate, PNPP (NEB #P0757) in a total reaction volume of 1 ml in 1 minute at 37°C.

Reaction Conditions

1X rCutSmart™ Buffer
Incubate at 37°C

1X rCutSmart™ Buffer
50 mM Potassium Acetate
20 mM Tris-acetate
10 mM Magnesium Acetate
100 µg/ml Recombinant Albumin
(pH 7.9 @ 25°C)

Storage Buffer

25 mM Tris-HCl
1 mM MgCl2
50% Glycerol
pH 7.5 @ 25°C

Heat Inactivation

65°C for 5 minutes

Molecular Weight

Theoretical: 54 kDa

Unit Assay Conditions

1 M diethanolamine-HCl (pH 9.8), 0.5 mM MgCl2, 50 mM p-Nitrophenyl Phosphate. These conditions are only used for quantitating enzyme activity.

Application Features

  • Dephosphorylation 5´ and 3´ ends of DNA and RNA.
  • Dephosphorylation of cloning vector DNA to prevent recircularization during ligation.
  • Dephosphorylation of DNA prior to end-labeling using T4 Polynucleotide Kinase.
  • Removal of dNTPs in PCR reactions prior to sequencing or SNP analysis.

Product Notes

  1. rSAP, as are most alkaline phosphatases, is a Zn2+ and Mg2+-dependent enzyme. Our formulation has tightly bound zinc atoms in the active center and does not require supplemental zinc or other additives.
  2. rSAP is also active in 1X NEBuffers 1.1, 2.1, 3.1 as well as NEBuffers 1, 2, 3, 4 and NEBuffer for EcoRI.
  3. rSAP activity is enhanced in the presence of monovalent salts.
  4. rSAP is inhibited by metal chelators (e.g. EDTA), inorganic phosphate and phosphate analogs.
  5. The rSAP activity is decreased in the presence of reducing agents (DTT, β-ME).
  6. Molecular Weight: rSAP is a homodimer. Themolecular weight of the monomer is 54 kDa.

References

  1. Olsen, R. L. et al. (1991). Comp. Biochem. Physiol. 99B(4):, 755-761.
  2. Nilsen, I.W. et al. (2001). Comp. Biochem. Physiol. 129B(4):, 853-861.

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FAQs & Troubleshooting

FAQs

  1. Which alkaline phosphatase, Quick CIP, rSAP or Antarctic Phosphatase works best?
  2. The number of colonies that do not contain an insert seems high. How can I tell if rSAP worked?
  3. What phosphate groups are removed by rSAP, Quick CIP, or Antarctic Phosphatase (AnP)?
  4. Does the DNA need to be purified after rSAP treatment?
  5. How stable is rSAP in its storage buffer at various temperatures?
  6. What is the effect of metal chelators, inorganic phosphate and phosphate analogs on rSAP activity?
  7. What is the effect of reducing agents on rSAP activity?
  8. Will Quick CIP, rSAP or Antarctic Phosphatase (AnP) dephosphorylate proteins?
  9. Can rSAP be heat inactivated?
  10. Does the DNA need to be purified after a restriction digest and prior to the dephosphorylation step?
  11. Does the DNA need to be purified after the dephosphorylation step and prior to the ligation step?
  12. Are the alkaline phosphatases active in NEBuffers?
  13. Cloning Problem:  Too much background in the transformation step.
  14. Can you tell me more about the switch from BSA to Recombinant Albumin (rAlbumin) in NEBuffers?

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Specification Change Notifications

Effective 10/16/2023, buffer changed from CutSmart Buffer (NEB #B7204) to rCutSmart Buffer (NEB #B6004).

Specifications

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