B-PER Reagent utilizes a proprietary, mild nonionic detergent in a 20 mM Tris HCl, pH 7.5 buffer. No enzymatic components are present in the B-PER solution itself (B-PER Complete Bacterial Protein Extraction Reagent, Cat. No. 89821, 89822 does contain enzymes). Depending on your particular protein, you may need to add components such as salt, lysozyme, protease inhibitors, reducing agents and chelating agents. Other ready-to-use formats include B-PER II Bacterial Protein Extraction Reagent (2X), B-PER Reagent (in Phosphate Buffer), and B-PER with Enzymes Bacterial Protein Extraction Kit.
Will my protein be in its native conformation after B-PER Reagent extraction?
While this is protein-dependent, many proteins have been successfully tested in downstream applications (reporter assays, immunoprecipitation and beta-Gal assays), including GST and 6xHis proteins. Otherwise, samples can be diluted or dialyzed to remove any interfering substances.