Endonuclease that splits phosphodiester linkages, preferentially adjacent to a pyrimidine nucleotide and removal of DNA from protein samples. Also used in is used to nick DNA, as a first step to incorporate labeled bases into DNA. The enzyme from Sigma has been used in the nuclease stock along with RNAse during cell lysate preparation of Madin-Darby canine kidney (MDCK) II cell lines.

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