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Boric acid

BioReagent, Molecular Biology, suitable for cell culture, suitable for plant cell culture, ≥99.5%

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About This Item

Linear Formula:
H3BO3
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
61.83
PubChem Substance ID:
eCl@ss:
38120104
UNSPSC Code:
12161700
NACRES:
NA.25
EC Number:
233-139-2
MDL number:
Assay:
≥99.5%
Concentration:
≥99.5%
Form:
powder
Grade:
Molecular Biology

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grade

Molecular Biology

Quality Level

vapor pressure

2.6 mmHg ( 20 °C)

product line

BioReagent

assay

≥99.5%

form

powder

concentration

≥99.5%

technique(s)

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

pH

5.1 (25 °C, 1.8 g/L)

mp

160 °C (dec.) (lit.)

solubility

water: 40 mg/mL, clear, colorless

density

1.49 g/cm3 at 23 °C

cation traces

Fe: ≤5 ppm, Mg: ≤5 ppm, heavy metals (as Pb): ≤10 ppm

UV absorption

λ: 260 nm Amax: 0.05, λ: 280 nm Amax: 0.05

foreign activity

DNase, RNase, and protease, none detected

storage temp.

room temp

SMILES string

OB(O)O

InChI

1S/BH3O3/c2-1(3)4/h2-4H

InChI key

KGBXLFKZBHKPEV-UHFFFAOYSA-N

General description

Boric acid is a weak monobasic Lewis acid (electron pair acceptor), which reacts reversibly with alcohols. It is used in dermal and women′s hygiene products due to its mild antibacterial and antifungal effects. Boric acid is used as a buffer in ophthalmic products. It acts as an effective solid lubrication agent because of its molecular structure. Boric acid finds its applications in glass making, fire retardant. Boric acid is used in biochemistry in buffer solutions. It also forms complex equilibria in solution, with the tetraborate ion (B4O7 2- ) being the predominant species. Borate buffers are involved in discontinuous electrophoresis and capillary electrophoresis systems for the separation of proteins and nucleic acids.

Application

Boric acid has been used:
  • to prepare boric buffer for the quantification of primary amine groups at the surface of nanocapsules
  • to study its effects on epigenetic change
  • for the estimation of protein in wheatgrass using Kjeldahl method

Used to promote amidations of carboxylic acids and amines in catalytic amounts. This technology avoids the requirement of preactivation of the carboxylic acid or use of coupling reagents.
Intensified Azeotropic Distillation: A Strategy for Optimizing Direct Amidation

Features and Benefits

  • Environment-friendly
  • Non-toxic 


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Hazard Classifications

Repr. 1B

Storage Class

6.1C - Combustible acute toxic Cat.3 / toxic compounds or compounds which causing chronic effects

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WGK 1

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Regulatory Listings

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10043-35-3

CAS No.

10043-35-3

CAS No.


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Joy E Kirkpatrick et al.
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SKUGTIN
B6768-500G04061835542925
B6768-10KG04061833435779
B6768-5KG04061833435786
B6768-1KG04061835442263

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  1. Hello, I am working on a tissue clearance project with this product. From the literature review, I noticed the use of 4% (wt/vol) SDS to 400mM borate as a crucial step. In the literature, there are ambiguous references to either borate or boric acid.

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    1. The word borate is probably being used to describe a borate buffer. Borate buffers are typically used around pH 9. One could prepare a sodium borate buffer by dissolving this boric acid product in water (to give a solution at approximately pH 5) followed by the addition of sodium hydroxide to bring it up to pH 9. But the more typical approach is to use Sodium tetraborate decahydrate (e.g., Product B9876). Dissolving this Sodium tetraborate decahydrate in water will give a solution that has a pH of approximately 9.3. Then, the Sodium dodecyl sulfate (SDS) could be added to that solution.

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      For all products, we recommend handling per defined conditions as printed in our product literature and website product descriptions. We recommend that products should be routinely inspected by customers to ensure they perform as expected.
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  3. How is shipping temperature determined? And how is it related to the product storage temperature?

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    1. Products may be shipped at a different temperature than the recommended long-term storage temperature. If the product quality is sensitive to short-term exposure to conditions other than the recommended long-term storage, it will be shipped on wet or dry-ice. If the product quality is NOT affected by short-term exposure to conditions other than the recommended long-term storage, it will be shipped at ambient temperature. As shipping routes are configured for minimum transit times, shipping at ambient temperature helps control shipping costs for our customers. For more information, please refer to the Storage and Transport Conditions document: https://www.sigmaaldrich.com/deepweb/assets/sigmaaldrich/marketing/global/documents/316/622/storage-transport-conditions-mk.pdf

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  4. How can I find out the expiration date? Lot No : BCCH1940

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    1. Expiration information will be on the certificate of analysis. The certificate of analysis can be accessed by clicking on the "COO/COA" tab under the product photo the product detail page or the scrolling down to the documentation section. Here is a copy of lot BCCH1940 COA: https://www.sigmaaldrich.com/certificates/sapfs/PROD/sap/certificate_pdfs/COFA/Q14/B6768-BULKBCCH1940.pdf.

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