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A1112

Alginic acid sodium salt from brown algae

low viscosity

Synonym(s):

Algin, Sodium alginate

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CAS Number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352201
NACRES:
NA.25
MDL number:
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biological source

algae (brown)

Quality Level

form

powder

color

white to brown

viscosity

4-12 cP, 1 % in H2O(25 °C)

solubility

water: 10 mg/mL, cloudy to hazy, faintly yellow

storage temp.

2-8°C

SMILES string

[Na+].[O-]C(=O)C1O[C@H]([C@H]([C@H]([C@@H]1O)O)O)O

InChI

1S/C6H10O7.Na/c7-1-2(8)4(5(10)11)13-6(12)3(1)9;/h1-4,6-9,12H,(H,10,11);/q;+1/p-1/t1-,2-,3-,4?,6+;/m0./s1

InChI key

MSXHSNHNTORCAW-MPGIDXPLSA-M

Application

Acid hydrolysates of alginic acid can be used to prepare a-1,4-~-Polyguluronic and B- 1,4-~-Polymannuronic acids
Alginate, a colloidal polyuronic acid structural molecule capable of gelation, is used in the preparation of colloidal biodegradable structures such as gels, biofilms, beads, nanoparticles, and microcapsules suitable for applications that range from gel based separation technologies to drug delivery and cell preservation.

Other Notes

A straight-chain, hydrophilic, colloidal, polyuronic acid composed of guluronic and mannuronic acid residues.
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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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The in vitro phosphorylation by [gamma-32P]ATP of a 34-kDa plasma membrane-associated protein (pp34) from tomato and potato is strongly enhanced in the presence of alpha-1,4-D-polygalacturonic acid (PGA) fragments (Farmer, E. E., Pearce, G., and Ryan, C. A. (1989) Proc. Natl.
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Global Trade Item Number

SKUGTIN
A1112-1KG04061833335161
A1112-100G04061833335116
A1112-250G04061833335178
A1112-500G04061833335420