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22 August, 11:18

In your dna extraction activity, what is the function of the proteinase k?

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  1. 22 August, 11:30
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    During the extraction of DNA (or nucleic acids in general), there is a lot of contaminating proteins present. These contaminants must be removed. Proteinase K, which is a broad spectrum serine protease, is used in many DNA extraction protocols to digest these contaminating proteins.
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