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Methyl 4-hydroxybenzoate

Name: Methyl 4-hydroxybenzoate
Brand: SIGMA
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BioReagent, suitable for insect cell culture

Synonym(s):

p-Hydroxybenzoic acid methyl ester, Methyl paraben, NIPAGIN

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Linear Formula:

HOC₆H₄CO₂CH₃

CAS Number:

99-76-3

Molecular Weight:

152.15

UNSPSC Code:

12352207

NACRES:

NA.75

PubChem Substance ID:

24895585

EC Number:

202-785-7

Beilstein/REAXYS Number:

509801

MDL number:

MFCD00002352

Assay:

≥99.0% (HPLC)

Form:

powder or crystals

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Properties

biological source

synthetic

Quality Segment

200

product line

BioReagent

assay

≥99.0% (HPLC)

form

powder or crystals

technique(s)

cell culture | insect: suitable

mp

125-128 °C (lit.)

solubility

ethanol: 50 mg/mL, clear, colorless

SMILES string

COC(=O)c1ccc(O)cc1

InChI

1S/C8H8O3/c1-11-8(10)6-2-4-7(9)5-3-6/h2-5,9H,1H3

InChI key

LXCFILQKKLGQFO-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Gene Information

rat ... Ar(24208)

Description

General description

Parabens are ester derivatives of hydroxybenzoic acid. Methyl 4-hydroxybenzoate is a short-chain paraben, suitable for applications in food. It is found in cloudberry, white wine, yellow passion fruit, and bourbon vanilla.

Application

Methyl 4-hydroxybenzoate has been used:

to wash mites from the cells of Apis mellifera workers preceding the harvest of mite saliva
as a component of grape/apple juice agar plates to culture Drosophila for the extraction of ovaries/embryos
in studies on sterol hormones such as testosterone biosynthesis

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This Item	H5501	W271004	M8911
Sigma-Aldrich H3647 Methyl 4-hydroxybenzoate	Sigma-Aldrich H5501 Methyl 4-hydroxybenzoate	Sigma-Aldrich W271004 Methyl 4-hydroxybenzoate	Sigma-Aldrich M8911 Methyl 4-hydroxybenzoate
description BioReagent, suitable for insect cell culture	description ReagentPlus^®, ≥99.0%, crystalline	description ≥99%, FCC	description analytical standard
form powder or crystals	form crystalline	form -	form solid
assay ≥99.0% (HPLC)	assay ≥99.0%	assay ≥99%	assay 98.0-102.0%
Quality Level 200	Quality Level 200	Quality Level 300, 400	Quality Level 200
solubility ethanol: 50 mg/mL, clear, colorless	solubility -	solubility -	solubility -
technique(s) cell culture \| insect: suitable	technique(s) -	technique(s) -	technique(s) -
biological source synthetic	biological source -	biological source synthetic	biological source -

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Hazard Classifications

Aquatic Chronic 2

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point (°F)

334.4 °F

Flash Point (°C)

168 °C

PPE (personal protective equipment)

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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