This kit is designed to perform random fragmentation of genomic DNAs and other long-chain dsDNAs by enzyme treatment, followed by blunting of the resulting DNA fragments. It does not require physical shearing with an apparatus such as a sonicator. Blunt-end fragments may be ligated with blunt-end vectors. If blunting is not required, the reaction may be stopped after fragmentation is complete.
This kit may also be used to pretreat samples enriched in methylated DNA and to prepare DNA samples for high-speed DNA sequencing.