Synonym: Aminoacetic acid, Aminoethanoic acid, Glycocoll
CAS Number 56-40-6
Linear Formula NH2CH2COOH
Molecular Weight 75.07
Beilstein Registry Number 635782
EC Number 200-272-2
MDL number MFCD00008131
PubChem Substance ID 24895355
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| Related Categories | Amino Acids, Bioactive Small Molecules, Buffers, Buffers and Reagents, Buffers, Reagents, & Stains, |
| grade | for electrophoresis |
| assay | ≥99% |
| impurities | ≤0.01% Insoluble matter |
| pKa (25 °C) | 2.35 |
| mp | 240 °C (dec.)(lit.) |
| anion traces | chloride (Cl-): ≤70 ppm |
| cation traces | heavy metals (as Pb): ≤20 ppm |
Tested for use in electrode buffers for PAGE and in transfer buffers for Western blots.
Glycine is a component of Tris-glycine and Tris-glycine-SDS running buffers for polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis1. Glycine is also a component of Towbin′s transfer buffer for Western blots2.
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