(Neisseria sicca)
	5’-A T G C A T -3’
	3’-T A C G T A-5’
	Reaction Temperature: 37°C
	Prototype: NsiI
	Inactivation Temperature (20 min): 80°C
	Reaction Buffer:
	1x High Buffer: 50 mM Tris-HCl (pH 7.5 at 37°C), 10 mM MgCl2, 100 mM NaCl,1 mM dithiothreitol, 100 µg/ml bovine serum albumin.
	Unit Definition: One unit is the amount of enzyme required to completely digest 1 µg of lambda DNA in 1 hr in a total reaction volume of 50 µl.
	Assay Conditions: 50 mM Tris-HCl (pH 7.5 at 37°C), 10 mM MgCl2, 100 mM NaCl, 1 mM dithiothreitol, 100 µg/ml bovine serum albumin, 1 µg of lambda DNA. Incubation is at 37°C for 1 hr in a reaction volume of 50 µl.
	Storage Conditions: Store at –20°C.
	Quality Control: All preparations are assayed for contaminating endonuclease, 3'-exonuclease, 5'-exonuclease/5'-phosphatase, for nickase as well as for nonspecific single- and double-stranded DNase activities.