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A2174

Sigma-Aldrich

L-Ascorbic acid

suitable for plant cell culture

Synonym(s):
L-Threoascorbic acid, Antiscorbutic factor, Vitamin C
Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C6H8O6
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
176.12
Beilstein:
84272
EC Number:
MDL number:
PubChem Substance ID:

Assay

≥98% ( with iodine, titration)

form

powder

mol wt

Mw 176.12 g/mol

technique(s)

cell culture | plant: suitable

color

white to off-white

pH

1.0-2.5 (25 °C, 176 g/L in water)

mp

190-194 °C (dec.)

solubility

water: soluble 50 mg/mL

SMILES string

OC([C@]([C@@H](O)CO)([H])O1)=C(O)C1=O

InChI

1S/C6H8O6/c7-1-2(8)5-3(9)4(10)6(11)12-5/h2,5,7-10H,1H2/t2-,5+/m0/s1

InChI key

CIWBSHSKHKDKBQ-JLAZNSOCSA-N

Gene Information

human ... SLC23A2(9962)

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assay

≥98% ( with iodine, titration)

assay

≥99.5% (RT)

assay

≥98%

assay

-

form

powder

form

powder or crystals

form

powder

form

powder

technique(s)

cell culture | plant: suitable

technique(s)

-

technique(s)

cell culture | mammalian: suitable, cell culture | plant: suitable

technique(s)

cell culture | insect: suitable, cell culture | mammalian: suitable, cell culture | plant: suitable

color

white to off-white

color

white to off-white

color

white to light yellow

color

white to off-white

mp

190-194 °C (dec.)

mp

190-194 °C (dec.)

mp

190-194 °C (dec.)

mp

190-194 °C (dec.)

solubility

water: soluble 50 mg/mL

solubility

H2O: 1 M at 20 °C, clear, colorless

solubility

water: soluble 50 mg/mL

solubility

H2O: 10 mg/mL

Caution

May darken in storage.

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