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2-Mercaptoethanol

BioUltra, Molecular Biology, ≥99.0% (GC)

Synonym(s):

β-Mercaptoethanol, 2-Hydroxyethylmercaptan, BME, Thioethylene glycol

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Linear Formula:
HSCH2CH2OH
CAS Number:
60-24-2
Molecular Weight:
78.13
UNSPSC Code:
12161504
NACRES:
NA.25
PubChem Substance ID:
57651953
EC Number:
200-464-6
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
773648
MDL number:
MFCD00004890

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Product Name

2-Mercaptoethanol, BioUltra, Molecular Biology, ≥99.0% (GC)

InChI key

DGVVWUTYPXICAM-UHFFFAOYSA-N

InChI

1S/C2H6OS/c3-1-2-4/h3-4H,1-2H2

SMILES string

OCCS

grade

Molecular Biology

vapor density

2.69 (vs air)

vapor pressure

1 mmHg ( 20 °C)

product line

BioUltra

assay

≥99.0% (GC)

form

liquid

expl. lim.

18 %

reaction suitability

reagent type: reductant

concentration

14.3 M (pure liquid)

technique(s)

RNA extraction: suitable
protein extraction: suitable

impurities

DNases, none detected
 RNases, none detected
 insoluble matter, passes filter test
 phosphatases, none detected
 proteases, none detected

refractive index

n20/D 1.500 (lit.)
n20/D 1.501

pH

4.5-6 (20 °C, 500 g/L)

bp

157 °C (lit.)

solubility

H2O: 0.5 M at 20 °C, clear, colorless

density

1.114 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

cation traces

Al: ≤0.5 mg/kg
Ba: ≤0.1 mg/kg
Bi: ≤0.1 mg/kg
Ca: ≤0.5 mg/kg
Cd: ≤0.05 mg/kg
Co: ≤0.02 mg/kg
Cr: ≤0.02 mg/kg
Cu: ≤0.02 mg/kg
Fe: ≤0.1 mg/kg
K: ≤0.5 mg/kg
Li: ≤0.1 mg/kg
Mg: ≤0.1 mg/kg
Mn: ≤0.02 mg/kg
Mo: ≤0.1 mg/kg
Na: ≤1 mg/kg
Ni: ≤0.05 mg/kg
Pb: ≤0.1 mg/kg
Sr: ≤0.1 mg/kg
Zn: ≤0.1 mg/kg

λ

0.5 M in H2O

UV absorption

λ: 260 nm Amax: 1.5
λ: 280 nm Amax: 0.3

storage temp.

2-8°C

Quality Level

200

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technique(s)

RNA extraction: suitable, protein extraction: suitable

technique(s)

-

technique(s)

HPLC: suitable

technique(s)

-

grade

for molecular biology

grade

-

grade

for HPLC derivatization

grade

-

assay

≥99.0% (GC)

assay

≥99% (GC)

assay

≥99.0% (GC)

assay

≥99.0%

product line

BioUltra

product line

-

product line

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product line

-

Quality Level

200

Quality Level

200

Quality Level

100

Quality Level

200

storage temp.

2-8°C

storage temp.

2-30°C

storage temp.

2-8°C

storage temp.

2-8°C

Application

2-Mercaptoethanol has been used
  • in the protein extraction buffer prepared for leaf samples.[1]
  • as a supplement in cell culture media.[2]
  • in the procedure of RNA extraction.[3]
BME is suitable for reducing protein disulfide bonds prior to polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis and is usually included in a sample buffer for SDS-PAGE at a concentration of 5%. Cleaving intermolecular (between subunits) disulfide bonds allows the subunits of a protein to separate independently on SDS-PAGE. Cleaving intramolecular (within subunit) disulfide bonds allows the subunits to become completely denatured so that each peptide migrates according to its chain length with no influence due to secondary structure.

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Isolation of RNA using guanidinium salts. Inclusion of a reductant enhances denaturation by breaking intramolecular protein disulfide bonds[4]

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Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 2 Dermal - Acute Tox. 3 Inhalation - Acute Tox. 3 Oral - Aquatic Acute 1 - Aquatic Chronic 2 - Eye Dam. 1 - Repr. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2 - Skin Sens. 1A - STOT RE 2 Oral

target_organs

Liver,Heart

Storage Class

6.1A - Combustible acute toxic Cat. 1 and 2 / very toxic hazardous materials

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

165.2 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

74 °C - closed cup

ppe

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BCCH9530
BCCH3295
BCCG5954
BCCG0639

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The interplay between protein L-isoaspartyl methyltransferase activity and insulin-like signaling to extend lifespan in Caenorhabditis elegans.
Khare S et al.
PLoS ONE, 6, e20850-e20850 (2011)
Microfluidic extraction, stretching and analysis of human chromosomal DNA from single cells.
Benitez JJ et al.
Lab on a chip, 12, 4848-4848 (2012)
Adam Healey et al.
Plant methods, 10, 21-21 (2014-07-24)
Next-generation sequencing technologies rely on high quality DNA that is suitable for library preparation followed by sequencing. Some plant species store large amounts of phenolics and polysaccharides within their leaf tissue making genomic DNA extraction difficult. While many DNA extraction
Katharina Rothe et al.
Blood, 123(23), 3622-3634 (2014-04-24)
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The disease mechanism of Rett syndrome (RTT) is not well understood. Studies in RTT mouse models have suggested a non-cell-autonomous role for astrocytes in RTT pathogenesis. However, it is not clear whether this is also true for human RTT astrocytes.
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    1. This product has not been tested for use in cell culture and is listed as a molecular biology grade material. See product M3148 at the link below to review the cell culture tested product option:
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    1. This material is quite stable when stored and handled properly. One visual indication of degradation would be a color change to a darker yellow to brown. This product is not assigned an expiration date or recommended retest date. Products with no expiration date or recommended retest date should be routinely inspected by customers to ensure they perform as expected. These products are also subject to a one year warranty from the date of shipment. For more information you may access the "Product Dating Information" document under "ADDITIONAL USEFUL DOCUMENTS ABOUT OUR PRODUCTS" at the bottom of the Quality Services page with this link: https://www.sigmaaldrich.com/life-science/quality-and-regulatory-management/quality-services

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