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63068

Magnesium chloride hexahydrate

BioUltra, Molecular Biology, ≥99.0% (KT)

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Linear Formula:
MgCl2 · 6H2O
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
203.30
NACRES:
NA.26
PubChem Substance ID:
UNSPSC Code:
12352302
EC Number:
232-094-6
MDL number:
Assay:
≥99.0% (KT)
Grade:
Molecular Biology
Form:
solid
Solubility:
H2O: 1 M at 20 °C, clear, colorless
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grade

Molecular Biology

Quality Segment

product line

BioUltra

assay

≥99.0% (KT)

form

solid

impurities

DNases, none detected, RNases, none detected, insoluble matter, passes filter test, phosphatases, none detected, proteases, none detected, ≤0.0002% total nitrogen (N)

pH

5.0-7.5 (25 °C, 1 M in H2O)

solubility

H2O: 1 M at 20 °C, clear, colorless

anion traces

phosphate (PO43-): ≤5 mg/kg, sulfate (SO42-): ≤50 mg/kg

cation traces

Al: ≤5 mg/kg, As: ≤0.1 mg/kg, Ba: ≤5 mg/kg, Bi: ≤5 mg/kg, Ca: ≤50 mg/kg, Cd: ≤5 mg/kg, Co: ≤5 mg/kg, Cr: ≤5 mg/kg, Cu: ≤5 mg/kg, Fe: ≤5 mg/kg, K: ≤2000 mg/kg, Li: ≤5 mg/kg, Mn: ≤5 mg/kg, Mo: ≤5 mg/kg, Na: ≤3000 mg/kg, Ni: ≤5 mg/kg, Pb: ≤5 mg/kg, Sr: ≤5 mg/kg, Zn: ≤5 mg/kg

λ

1 M in H2O

UV absorption

λ: 260 nm Amax: 0.030, λ: 280 nm Amax: 0.025

SMILES string

O.O.O.O.O.O.Cl[Mg]Cl

InChI

1S/2ClH.Mg.6H2O/h2*1H;;6*1H2/q;;+2;;;;;;/p-2

InChI key

DHRRIBDTHFBPNG-UHFFFAOYSA-L

Application

Magnesium chloride hexahydrate has been used as a component of:
  • alkaline tris buffer to prepare labeling solution and to wash zebrafish embryos
  • HEPES-Tyrode solution for imaging cardiomyocyte cells
  • respiration solution, adenosine diphosphate (ADP) stock solution and wash solution to assess the respiration of permeabilized cardiomyocytes from mice

Other Notes

Activation of restriction endonucleases

Disclaimer

may agglomerate


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Storage Class

13 - Non Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 1

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

Eyeshields, Gloves, type N95 (US)



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