75746

Sodium dodecyl sulfate

≥99.0% (GC), dust-free pellets

• Synonym(s): Dodecyl sodium sulfate, Dodecyl sulfate sodium salt, Lauryl sulfate sodium salt, SDS, Sodium lauryl sulfate
• Linear Formula: CH₃(CH₂)₁₁OSO₃Na
• CAS Number: 151-21-3
• Molecular Weight: 288.38
• Beilstein: 3599286
• EC Number: 205-788-1
• MDL number: MFCD00036175
• eCl@ss: 39093306
• PubChem Substance ID: 329766677
• NACRES: NA.25

Properties

• description: anionic
• Quality Level: 200
• Assay: ≥99.0% (GC)
• form: rod
• mol wt: average mol wt 18,000
• aggregation number: 62
• loss: ≤5% loss on drying
• CMC: 7-10 (lit.)
• mp: 204-207 °C (lit.)
• transition temp: cloud point >100 °C(lit.)
• solubility: H₂O: soluble 0.29 gm in 10ml, clear, colorless; H₂O: 0.1 M at 20 °C, clear, colorless
• anion traces: chloride (Cl^-): ≤200 mg/kg
• cation traces: Ca: ≤25 mg/kg; Cd: ≤5 mg/kg; Co: ≤5 mg/kg; Cr: ≤5 mg/kg; Cu: ≤5 mg/kg; Fe: ≤10 mg/kg; K: ≤200 mg/kg; Mg: ≤20 mg/kg; Mn: ≤5 mg/kg; Ni: ≤5 mg/kg; Pb: ≤5 mg/kg; Zn: ≤5 mg/kg
• HLB: 40(lit.)
• SMILES string: [Na+].CCCCCCCCCCCCOS([O-])(=O)=O
• InChI: 1S/C12H26O4S.Na/c1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-16-17(13,14)15;/h2-12H2,1H3,(H,13,14,15);/q;+1/p-1
• InChI key: DBMJMQXJHONAFJ-UHFFFAOYSA-M

Description

General description

Sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) is an ionic detergent, which contains a polar sulfate head group and a hydrophobic 12-carbon chain.

Application

Sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) has been used:

• as a negatively charged surfactant to study its effects on filtration flux and membrane fouling during the microfiltration of the surfactant-stabilized oil emulsion
• as a component of plant extraction buffer, and transferring buffer for western blot
• as a component of 5× Laemmli sample buffer (5× LB) and 10× SDS running buffer for sodium dodecyl-sulfate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE) and immunoblot

Anionic detergent

Biochem/physiol Actions

Sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) effectively binds to the positively charged and the hydrophobic residues of proteins via sulfate groups and alkyl chains. It functions as a vital detergent in the domain of structural biology and protein folding/unfolding studies. SDS can stimulate the creation of α-helices in a protein structure. It has the ability to promote cooperative unfolding in several proteins including bovine serum albumin (BSA), β-lactoglobulin, α-lactalbumin, and hen egg-white lysozyme structures at elevated concentrations. 

Safety Information

• Pictograms: GHS05,GHS07
• Signal Word: Danger
• Hazard Statements: H302 - H315 - H318 - H412
• Precautionary Statements: P264 - P273 - P280 - P301 + P312 - P302 + P352 - P305 + P351 + P338
• Hazard Classifications: Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Aquatic Chronic 3 - Eye Dam. 1 - Skin Irrit. 2
• Storage Class Code: 11 - Combustible Solids
• WGK: WGK 2
• Flash Point(F): 338.0 °F
• Flash Point(C): 170 °C
• Personal Protective Equipment: dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves