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A4544
L-Ascorbic acid
suitable for cell culture, suitable for plant cell culture, ≥98%
Synonym(s):
L-Threoascorbic acid, Antiscorbutic factor, Vitamin C
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About This Item
Quality Level
assay
≥98%
form
powder
mol wt
Mw 176.12 g/mol
technique(s)
cell culture | mammalian: suitable, cell culture | plant: suitable
color
white to light yellow
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)
General description
Application
Biochem/physiol Actions
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| technique(s) cell culture | mammalian: suitable, cell culture | plant: suitable | technique(s) - | technique(s) cell culture | mammalian: suitable | technique(s) IR spectroscopy: suitable |
| assay ≥98% | assay ≥99% | assay ≥99.0% | assay 99.7-100.5% (oxidimetric) |
| form powder | form crystals or granules, powder or chunks | form crystalline | form solid |
| solubility water: soluble 50 mg/mL | solubility water: soluble 176 g/L at 20 °C | solubility H2O: 0.5 M, clear, colorless | solubility water: soluble 176 g/L at 20 °C |
| Quality Level 200 | Quality Level 200 | Quality Level 200 | Quality Level 200 |
| mp 190-194 °C (dec.) | mp 190-194 °C (dec.) | mp 190-194 °C (dec.) | mp 190-192 °C ((decomp)) (lit.), 190-194 °C (dec.) |
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Storage Class
11 - Combustible Solids
wgk
WGK 1
flash_point_f
Not applicable
flash_point_c
Not applicable
ppe
Eyeshields, Gloves, type N95 (US)
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Global Trade Item Number
| SKU | GTIN |
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| A4544-25G | 04061835542130 |
| A4544-500G | 04061835542147 |
| A4544-100G | 04061835542123 |
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How can I determine the shelf life / expiration / retest date of this product?
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How is shipping temperature determined? And how is it related to the product storage temperature?
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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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Can we store vitamin C solution (25mM) at -20 degree? In case for how many time it can be stored?
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The solution stability of this compound has not been determined, however it is subject to degradation when exposted to oxygen or alkaline pH conditions. As a general rule, avoid repeated freeze/thaw cycles. The publication below indicates that the material is stable when stored frozen in RPMI-1640 at -20°C.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/1698293/Helpful?
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