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51456

Urea

BioUltra, Molecular Biology, 99% (T)

Synonym(s):

Carbamide, Carbonyldiamide

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Linear Formula:
NH2CONH2
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
60.06
UNSPSC Code:
12352111
NACRES:
NA.25
PubChem Substance ID:
EC Number:
200-315-5
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
635724
MDL number:
grade:
Molecular Biology
assay:
99% (T)

Product Name

Urea, BioUltra, Molecular Biology, 99% (T)

InChI key

XSQUKJJJFZCRTK-UHFFFAOYSA-N

InChI

1S/CH4N2O/c2-1(3)4/h(H4,2,3,4)

SMILES string

NC(N)=O

grade

Molecular Biology

product line

BioUltra

assay

99% (T)

form

powder or crystals

impurities

DNases, none detected
RNases, none detected
insoluble matter, passes filter test
phosphatases, none detected
proteases, none detected
≤0.1% biuret
<0.005% formaldehyde (HCHO)

ign. residue

≤0.01% (as SO4)

loss

≤0.1% loss on drying, 20 °C (HV)

pH

8.0-10.0 (20 °C, 8 M in H2O)

mp

132-135 °C (lit.)

solubility

H2O: 8 M at 20 °C, clear, colorless

density

1.335 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

anion traces

chloride (Cl-): ≤5 mg/kg
sulfate (SO42-): ≤10 mg/kg

cation traces

Al: ≤5 mg/kg
As: ≤0.1 mg/kg
Ba: ≤5 mg/kg
Bi: ≤5 mg/kg
Ca: ≤10 mg/kg
Cd: ≤5 mg/kg
Co: ≤5 mg/kg
Cr: ≤5 mg/kg
Cu: ≤5 mg/kg
Fe: ≤5 mg/kg
K: ≤50 mg/kg
Li: ≤5 mg/kg
Mg: ≤5 mg/kg
Mn: ≤5 mg/kg
Mo: ≤5 mg/kg
Na: ≤50 mg/kg
Ni: ≤5 mg/kg
Pb: ≤5 mg/kg
Sr: ≤5 mg/kg
Zn: ≤5 mg/kg

λ

8 M in H2O

UV absorption

λ: 260 nm Amax: ≤0.03
λ: 280 nm Amax: ≤0.02

Quality Level

Gene Information

human ... CA1(759), CA2(760)
rat ... Ppm1a(24666)

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Application

Used for the denaturation of proteins and as a mild solubilization agent for insoluble or denatured proteins. Useful for renaturing proteins from samples already denatured with 6 M guanidine chloride such as inclusion bodies. May be used with guanidine hydrochloride and dithiothreitrol (DTT) in the refolding of denatured proteins into their native or active form.

Other Notes

Denaturing reagent; Commonly used in conjunction with polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis for the fractionation of single-stranded nucleic acids with chains of up to 200 nucleotides

Storage Class

11 - 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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Fractionation of low molecular weight DNA or RNA in polyacrylamide gels containing 98% formamide or 7 M urea.
T Maniatis et al.
Methods in enzymology, 65(1), 299-305 (1980-01-01)
R. Poulson et al.
The Ribonucleic Acids, 333-333 (1977)
A Paulus et al.
Electrophoresis, 14(1-2), 27-35 (1993-01-01)
DNA digest analysis with polymer-filled capillaries in capillary electrophoresis is described. The samples analyzed consisted of commercially available standards including a 100 base pair ladder with repeating units up to 2000 base pairs. Three DNA digests covered the most common
R.C. Ogden et al.
Methods in Enzymology, 152, 66-66 (1987)
A mechanically and electrically self-healing supercapacitor.
Hua Wang et al.
Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.), 26(22), 3638-3643 (2014-02-21)

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