Thermo Scientific DH5α Competent Cells are high efficiency, chemically competent E. coli cells ideal for construction of gene banks or generation of cDNA libraries using plasmid-derived vectors. The φ80dlacZΔM15 marker provides α-complementation of the β-galactosidase gene from pUC or similar vectors to allow blue/white colony screening on bacterial agar plates containing Bluo-Gal or X-Gal. RecA1 and endA1 mutations in DH5α cells improve insert stability and quality of the extracted plasmid DNA.

• High transformation efficiency: >1x10⁹ cfu/μg pUC19 DNA
• Suitable for routine and high-throughput cloning applications
• Genetic markers that allow for blue/white colony screening
• Convenient two reactions per vial packaging
• S.O.C. Outgrowth medium included

Applications
DH5α Competent Cells are suitable for variety of applications requiring high transformation efficiency:
• Efficient DNA cloning derived from PCR, cDNA-generation reactions
• recA1 marker facilitates working with difficult to transform DNA
• Ideal for generation of cDNA libraries using plasmid-derived vectors
• Site-directed mutagenesis

Genotype
F– φ80lacZΔ M15 Δ (lacZYA-argF) U169 recA1 endA1 hsdR17 (rK– mK+) phoA supE44 λ- thi–1 gyrA96 relA1