2nd July 2024

Ready-Lyse- Lysozyme Solution

Applications

  • Lysis of Gram-negative or Gram-positive bacteria (Table 1) for protein purification (Fig. 1).
  • Purification of nucleic acids from bacteria.

Ready-Lyse™ Lysozyme Solution is a recombinant lysozyme preparation,
derived from a nonmammalian, nonavian source, that is useful for the lysis of
Gram-negative (such asE. coli) and Gram-positive (such asBacillussp.)
bacteria. The specific activity of Ready-Lyse Lysozyme is 200-fold higher than
the specific activity of egg-white lysozyme and, therefore, less lysozyme is
needed in a reaction. Also, unlike egg-white lysozyme, Ready-Lyse Lysozyme Solution
is stable at -20°C, eliminating the need to prepare a fresh solution for
each use. The use of Ready-Lyse Lysozyme results in higher yields of protein
than can be obtained with standard eggwhite lysozyme.

Benefits

  • No sample agitation or heat generation necessary that can result in protein denaturation.
  • Volumes easily adjusted for preparative yields.

Unit Definition:One unit of Ready-Lyse Lysozyme produces a decrease in A350of 0.001 per minute at 23°C with a 0.5 mg/ml suspension of lyophilizedE. coliK802 cells in 50 mM Tris-HCl (pH 7.5).

Storage Buffer:50% glycerol containing 50 mM Tris-HCl (pH 7.5), 0.1 M NaCl, 0.1 mM EDTA, 1 mM DTT, and 0.1% Triton® X-100.
Gram-Negative Gram-Positive
Escherichia coliSalmonella typhimuriumActinobacillus pleuropneumoniaeRhodobacter sphaeroidesShewanella putrefaciensFlavobacteria odoratum Oerskovia xanthinolyticaBacillus subtilis

Table 1. Bacteria lysed with Ready-Lyse™ Lysozyme Solution.

Figure 1. Lysis with Ready-Lyse™ Lysozyme increases yields of nucleic acids.500 µg per ml of pHC79 cosmid DNA was incubated for 15 minutes at 22°C in TE buffer (25 mM Tris (pH 8.0), 10 mM EDTA) containing either 5 µg (30 KU) per ml of Ready-Lyse Lysozyme or 500 µg (25 KU) per ml of egg white lysozyme. The solutions were centrifuged for 10 minutes and the pellets were resuspended in TE buffer containing 0.1% SDS. DNA in supernatants and pellets was separated by electrophoresis in a 0.8% agarose gel. Approximately 50% of the DNA was lost due to precipitation by egg white lysozyme (EW), while Ready-Lyse Lysozyme (RL) caused minimal precipitation losses of DNA compared to control (C) samples without lysozyme.

Figure 2. Use of Ready-Lyse™ Lysozyme Solution to recover recombinant proteins. One ml of induced cells from a recombinant E. coli clone was pelleted by microcentrifugation before induction and at 1 and 3 hours after induction. Each sample was resuspended in 50 µl of cold TEBG buffer. One µl of Ready-Lyse Solution was added to each suspension and the cells were incubated at room temperature for 30 minutes. The cell debris was pelleted and 10 µl of the supernatant were run on an SDS-PAGE gel. Lane 1, molecular weight markers; Lanes 2-4, time points of induction. The induced protein is designated by an arrow.

 

Ordering

Catalog No. Size
R1802M   2 X 10U
R1804M 4 X 10U
R1810M 10 X 10U