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2-Mercapto ethanol

CAS NO: 60-24-2

SKU Code LBCHM-029MB
Mol. Formula HSCH2CH2OH
Mol. Weight 78.13
Size 100 ML | 250 ML | 160 KG
Price POR
SKU: LBCHM-029MB
2-Mercapto ethanol, for molecular biology
Synonyms ß-Mercaptoethanol, 2-Hydroxyethylmercaptan, BME, Thioethylene glycol
Categories Laboratory chemicals, Reagents for molecular biology
Grade Molecular Biology
Assay 99%
Appearance (Form) Liquid
Appearance (Colour) Colourless to yellow
DNAase/RNAase/Proteases Not detectable
Density 1.11 g/mL at 25° C (lit.)
HSN Code 293090.90

Additional information

Cas - no

60-24-2

Group- name

Molecular biology

β-Mercaptoethanol can act as an enzyme reactivator in systems necessitating reduction for activation, and has been commonly used to reduce disulfide bonds in order to separate protein subunits for use in electrophoresis.

2-Mercapto ethanol, for molecular biology – used in some RNA isolation procedures to eliminate ribonuclease released during cell lysis. Numerous disulfide bonds make ribonucleases very stable enzymes, so 2-mercaptoethanol is used to reduce these disulfide bonds and irreversibly denature the proteins.

  • Hazard Codes T,N
  • Risk Statements 20/22-24-34-51/53
  • Safety Statements 26-36/37/39-45-61
  • RIDADR UN 2966 6.1/PG 2
  • WGK Germany 3
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