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Additional studies have corroborated
the superior efficiency of the improved kit in eliminating DNA
from different sources of RNA using a variety of primer:probe
sets in RT-PCR (data not shown). As a result, the TURBO
DNA-free Kit, already the best choice for eradicating
DNA from RNA preparations, is now even more effective in
digesting DNA away from the most contaminated samples.
Destroy DNA and Preserve RNA
Quality
Many current DNase
inactivation protocols rely on either phenol/chloroform
extraction to remove the DNase enzyme, or on a denaturing
thermal inactivation step. Both procedures are undesirable.
Organic extractions are tedious and prone to RNA loss during
extraction and precipitation, while heating the DNase to
destroy the enzyme also heats the RNA-- in the presence of
divalent cations, this induces RNA strand scission. TURBO
DNA-free, however, provides a fast and easy solution to
the problem of DNase inactivation: a user-friendly resin that
binds the TURBO DNase and physically separates it from the RNA
in the digestion reaction. Simply add the resin to the
DNase-treated sample, incubate for 2 minutes, pellet the
resin, and recover the supernatant. Importantly, the DNase
inactivation resin also binds and removes divalent cations,
such as Mg2+, that can induce RNA hydrolysis when
the sample is heated. This is particularly i
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