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H7891

Hexammine cobalt(III) chloride

for use in transformations, X-ray crystallography and NMR

Synonym(s):

Cobalt hexammine trichloride, Hexaamminecobalt trichloride

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Linear Formula:
[Co(NH3)6]Cl3
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
267.48
NACRES:
NA.52
PubChem Substance ID:
UNSPSC Code:
12352200
EC Number:
234-103-9
MDL number:
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Molecular Biology

Quality Level

form

powder

storage temp.

room temp

SMILES string

N.N.N.N.N.N.[Cl-].[Cl-].[Cl-].[Co+3]

InChI

1S/3ClH.Co.6H3N/h3*1H;;6*1H3/q;;;+3;;;;;;/p-3

InChI key

JXBGZYGSWFSYFI-UHFFFAOYSA-K

General description

Hexammine cobalt(III) is considered an analog of fully solvated magnesium, capable of activating some enzymes that requires magnesium. It is useful in DNA condensation studies.

Application

Suitable for
  • DNA condensation studies
  • induction of transitions of DNA from B to A or Z forms
  • induction of nucleic acid crystal growth
  • stabilization of tertiary tRNA interactions
  • preparation of ligation buffer


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Health hazard

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Danger

Hazard Classifications

Aquatic Chronic 4 - Carc. 2 - Resp. Sens. 1 - Skin Sens. 1

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves



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Filip Senigl et al.
Cell reports, 29(12), 3902-3915 (2019-12-19)
Somatic hypermutation (SHM) introduces point mutations into immunoglobulin (Ig) genes but also causes mutations in other parts of the genome. We have used lentiviral SHM reporter vectors to identify regions of the genome that are susceptible ("hot") and resistant ("cold")
Tumpa Sarkar et al.
Nucleic acids research, 33(1), 143-151 (2005-01-11)
The condensation of nucleic acids into well-defined particles is an integral part of several approaches to artificial cellular delivery. Improvements in the efficiency of nucleic acid delivery in vivo are important for the development of DNA- and RNA-based therapeutics. Presently
G Soslau et al.
Nucleic acids research, 14(18), 7237-7252 (1986-09-25)
These studies employed the synthetic linear DNA, poly dGdC, in the B and cobalt hexammine chloride (Co)-induced Z form to determine the effect of conformation on protein-DNA interactions. The rate of the reaction of the restriction endonucleases, Hha I and