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9510-OP

Urea

Name: Urea
Brand: MM

OmniPur^®

Synonym(s):

Urea, Carbamide, Carbonyldiamide

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About This Item

Linear Formula:

NH₂CONH₂

CAS Number:

57-13-6

Molecular Weight:

60.06

NACRES:

NA.28

UNSPSC Code:

12352111

Beilstein/REAXYS Number:

635724

MDL number:

MFCD00008022

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Properties

Quality Level

100

form

powder

manufacturer/tradename

Calbiochem^®

storage condition

OK to freeze

color

white

density

1.335 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

shipped in

ambient

SMILES string

NC(N)=O

InChI

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

InChI key

XSQUKJJJFZCRTK-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Description

General description

Ideal for protein unfolding/denaturation. Molecular biology grade.

Specifications:
DNase: None detected
Protease: None detected
RNase: None detected
Assay: ≥99.5%
A₂₆₀ (0.1 M in water): ≤0.01
A₂₈₀ (0.1 M in water): ≤0.01

Heavy metals (as Pb): ≤0.001

Intended for laboratory and manufacturing use only. Not for drug, food, or household use.

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.

Legal Information

CALBIOCHEM is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

OMNIPUR is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

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Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

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WGK 1

flash_point_f

Not applicable

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