TurboNuclease is an ultra-pure recombinant form of Serratia marcescens extracellular endonuclease (encoded by the same gene as Benzonase) produced in E. coli using a proprietary process. This non-specific endonuclease hydrolyzes both single- and double-stranded nucleic acids (DNA and RNA) to 5?-phosphorylated oligonucleotides of 1-4 bases in length. TurboNuclease is a highly purified homodimer of 27 kDa subunits that has exceptionally high specific activity and is free of protease activity. TurboNuclease is ideal to digest nucleic acids and to reduce viscosity during protein purification and sample preparation.