Proteinase K (from Tritirachium album) is chromatographically purified lyophilized 30 mAnson-U/mg for biochemistry and molecular biology EC 3.4.21.14; DNAse and RNAse not detectable

Application :

• Useful for the proteolytic inactivation of nucleases during the isolation of DNA and RNA.
• Removes endotoxins that bind to cationic proteins such as lysozyme and ribonuclease A.
• Reported useful for the isolation of hepatic, yeast, and mung bean mitochondria
• Determination of enzyme localization on membranes
• Treatment of paraffin embedded tissue sections to expose antigen binding sites for antibody labeling.
• Digestion of proteins from brain tissue samples for prions in Transmissible Spongiform Encephalopathies (TSE) research.