G8898
Glycine
≥99%, suitable for western blotting
Synonym(s):
Aminoacetic acid, Aminoethanoic acid, Glycocoll
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Linear Formula:
NH2CH2COOH
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
75.07
NACRES:
NA.28
PubChem Substance ID:
eCl@ss:
32160406
UNSPSC Code:
12352209
EC Number:
200-272-2
MDL number:
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
635782
Product Name
Glycine, suitable for electrophoresis, ≥99%
Quality Level
assay
≥99%
form
powder
technique(s)
electrophoresis: suitable, western blot: suitable
impurities
≤0.01% Insoluble matter
color
white to off-white
pKa (25 °C)
(1) 2.35, (2) 9.60, 2.35
mp
240 °C (dec.) (lit.)
solubility
H2O: 200 mg/mL, clear, colorless to faintly yellow
anion traces
chloride (Cl-): ≤70 ppm
cation traces
heavy metals (as Pb): ≤20 ppm
absorption
≤0.15 at 280 at 1 M
functional group
amine, carboxylic acid
storage temp.
room temp
SMILES string
NCC(O)=O
InChI
1S/C2H5NO2/c3-1-2(4)5/h1,3H2,(H,4,5)
InChI key
DHMQDGOQFOQNFH-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Gene Information
rat ... Grin2a(24409)
General description
Glycine, an achiral proteinogenic amino acid, serves diverse roles in biochemistry and physiology. As a non-essential, non-polar glucogenic amino acid, it acts as an inhibitory neurotransmitter in the central nervous system and co-agonist at NMDA receptors with glutamate. Serving as a precursor, glycine is a crucial building block for macromolecules, playing a vital role in cellular processes.
In addition to its biological functions, glycine exhibits versatility in research applications. Its role as a biochemical reagent makes it valuable in assays and procedures, while its buffering capacity is essential in techniques like SDS-PAGE, Western Blotting, chromatography, and cell culture. Glycine′s zwitterionic nature makes it an effective buffer across various pH values, widely used in immunology research for buffer preparation in techniques such as Western Blotting. Compatible with enzymes, glycine is useful in enzymatic assays like lactate determination. Moreover, glycine contributes to buffer formulations for protein stabilization, pH control, and enzymatic reactions.
In addition to its biological functions, glycine exhibits versatility in research applications. Its role as a biochemical reagent makes it valuable in assays and procedures, while its buffering capacity is essential in techniques like SDS-PAGE, Western Blotting, chromatography, and cell culture. Glycine′s zwitterionic nature makes it an effective buffer across various pH values, widely used in immunology research for buffer preparation in techniques such as Western Blotting. Compatible with enzymes, glycine is useful in enzymatic assays like lactate determination. Moreover, glycine contributes to buffer formulations for protein stabilization, pH control, and enzymatic reactions.
Glycine is a molecule with pI of 6.7, which is similar to the pH of stacking gel. It has advantage of low mobility, hydrophobicity and it does not associate with proteins. Glycine is a component of Tris-glycine and Tris-glycine-SDS (sodium dodecyl sulfate) running buffers for polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. Glycine is also a component of Towbin′s transfer buffer for Western blots.
Application
- Glycine has been used for the preparation of gelatin composites scaffold.
- It has been used in the elution buffer to extract protein using HiTrap protein G column.
- It has been used in the SDS-sample, running and transfer buffers prepared for SDS-PAGE (sodium dodecyl sulfate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis) and western blotting.
Biochem/physiol Actions
Inhibitory neurotransmitter in spinal cord, allosteric regulator of NMDA receptors.
Features and Benefits
- Suitable for Cell Biology and Biochemical studies
- High-quality compound suitable for multiple research applications
Analysis Note
Tested for use in electrode buffers for PAGE and in transfer buffers for Western blots.
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Storage Class
11 - Combustible Solids
wgk
WGK 1
flash_point_f
Not applicable
flash_point_c
Not applicable
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