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Glycine, Electrophoresis Grade, MP Biomedicals™

Catalog No. icn808822
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Description

Glycine, Electrophoresis Grade is for use in electrophoresis buffers and SDS-PAGE.

  • Glycine is a component of Tris-glycine and Tris-glycine-SDS running buffers for polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis.
  • Glycine is also a component of Towbin′s transfer buffer for Western blots.
  • It is an inhibitory neurotransmitter in the spinal cord and an allosteric regulator of NMDA receptors.
TRUSTED_SUSTAINABILITY

Chemical Identifiers

CAS 56-40-6
Molecular Formula C2H5NO2
Molecular Weight (g/mol) 75.07
MDL Number MFCD00008131
InChI Key DHMQDGOQFOQNFH-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Synonym glycine, aminoacetic acid, glycocoll, aminoethanoic acid, glycolixir, glycosthene, aciport, glicoamin, padil, hampshire glycine
PubChem CID 750
ChEBI CHEBI:15428
IUPAC Name 2-aminoacetic acid
SMILES NCC(O)=O

Specifications

Melting Point 451°F
pH 4 (0.2 molar aq. soln.)
Specific Rotation ≤0.0065%
Solubility Information Soluble in water. Slightly soluble in alcohol and ethanol (95%). Almost insoluble in ether.
Density 1.1607 g/mL
Quantity 1 kg
Optical Rotation ≤0.0065%
Percent Purity ≥99.5%
Grade Electrophoresis
Physical Form Powder
pKa 2.35 at 25°C
Chemical Name or Material Glycine
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WARNING: Reproductive Harm - www.P65Warnings.ca.gov

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