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Poly(ethylene glycol)

Name: Poly(ethylene glycol)
Brand: SIGMA

BioUltra, 6,000

Synonym(s):

Polyethylene glycol, PEG

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Linear Formula:

H(OCH₂CH₂)_nOH

CAS Number:

25322-68-3

NACRES:

NA.26

PubChem Substance ID:

24887715

UNSPSC Code:

12352104

MDL number:

MFCD00081839

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Properties

Quality Level

200

product line

BioUltra

form

solid

mol wt

M_r 5000-7000

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impurities

insoluble matter, passes filter test, ≤20 mg/kg peroxides (as H₂O₂)

pH

5.5-7.0 (25 °C, 50 mg/mL in H₂O)

solubility

H₂O: 50 mg/mL at 20 °C, clear, colorless

anion traces

chloride (Cl^-): ≤50 mg/kg, sulfate (SO₄^2-): ≤50 mg/kg

cation traces

Al: ≤5 mg/kg, As: ≤0.1 mg/kg, Ba: ≤5 mg/kg, Bi: ≤5 mg/kg, Ca: ≤10 mg/kg, Cd: ≤5 mg/kg, Co: ≤5 mg/kg, Cr: ≤5 mg/kg, Cu: ≤5 mg/kg, Fe: ≤5 mg/kg, K: ≤200 mg/kg, Li: ≤5 mg/kg, Mg: ≤5 mg/kg, Mn: ≤5 mg/kg, Mo: ≤5 mg/kg, Na: ≤200 mg/kg, Ni: ≤5 mg/kg, Pb: ≤5 mg/kg, Sr: ≤5 mg/kg, Zn: ≤5 mg/kg

λ

50 mg/mL in H₂O

UV absorption

λ: 260 nm A_max: 0.15, λ: 280 nm A_max: 0.10

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Aligned

SMILES string

C(CO)O

InChI

1S/C2H6O2/c3-1-2-4/h3-4H,1-2H2

InChI key

LYCAIKOWRPUZTN-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Description

General description

We are committed to bringing you Greener Alternative Products, which adhere to one or more of The 12 Principles of Green Chemistry. Polyethylene glycol (PEG) is an eco-friendly, biodegradable polymer widely used in pharmaceuticals and cosmetics. Its non-toxic nature and versatility make it a sustainable choice, derived from renewable resources, contributing to greener product formulations. Click here for more information.

Poly(ethylene glycol) (PEG) is a non-ionic hydrophilic polymer and is available in different molecular weights. It helps in the purification and crystal growth of proteins and nucleic acids. PEG and dextran together result in aqueous polymer two phase system, which is required for the purification of biological materials. PEG also interacts with cell membrane, thereby allowing cell fusion.

Application

Poly(ethylene glycol) has been used for stress (dehydration) treatment in seedlings of Galegae orientalis. It has been used for the preparation of aqueous two-phase system to study protein diffusion across the interface.

Other Notes

Fractional precipitation of proteins[1]; Protoplast fusion; In virus purification[2]; Electroblotting of proteins on agarose gel containing PEG and antibodies[3]

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This Item	81227	81188	86101
Sigma-Aldrich 81255 Poly(ethylene glycol)	Sigma-Aldrich 81227 Poly(ethylene glycol)	Sigma-Aldrich 81188 Poly(ethylene glycol)	Sigma-Aldrich 86101 Poly(ethylene glycol)
form solid	form solid	form solid	form solid
Quality Level 200	Quality Level 200	Quality Level 200	Quality Level 100
mol wt M_r 5000-7000	mol wt M_r 2700-3300	mol wt M_r 950-1050	mol wt M_r 1400-1600
impurities insoluble matter, passes filter test, ≤20 mg/kg peroxides (as H₂O₂)	impurities insoluble matter, passes filter test, ≤0.001% peroxides (as H₂O₂)	impurities insoluble matter, passes filter test	impurities insoluble matter:, passes filter test, ≤0.001% peroxides (as H₂O₂):
cation traces Al: ≤5 mg/kg, Ba: ≤5 mg/kg, Ca: ≤10 mg/kg, Co: ≤5 mg/kg, Cu: ≤5 mg/kg, K: ≤200 mg/kg, Mg: ≤5 mg/kg, Mo: ≤5 mg/kg, Ni: ≤5 mg/kg, Sr: ≤5 mg/kg, As: ≤0.1 mg/kg, Cd: ≤5 mg/kg, Fe: ≤5 mg/kg, Mn: ≤5 mg/kg, Pb: ≤5 mg/kg, Bi: ≤5 mg/kg, Li: ≤5 mg/kg, Zn: ≤5 mg/kg, Cr: ≤5 mg/kg, Na: ≤200 mg/kg	cation traces Al: ≤5 mg/kg, As: ≤0.1 mg/kg, Ba: ≤5 mg/kg, Bi: ≤5 mg/kg, Ca: ≤10 mg/kg, Cd: ≤5 mg/kg, Co: ≤5 mg/kg, Cr: ≤5 mg/kg, Cu: ≤5 mg/kg, Fe: ≤5 mg/kg, K: ≤200 mg/kg, Li: ≤5 mg/kg, Mg: ≤5 mg/kg, Mn: ≤5 mg/kg, Mo: ≤5 mg/kg, Na: ≤200 mg/kg, Ni: ≤5 mg/kg, Pb: ≤5 mg/kg, Sr: ≤5 mg/kg, Zn: ≤5 mg/kg	cation traces Al: ≤5 mg/kg, As: ≤0.1 mg/kg, Ba: ≤5 mg/kg, Bi: ≤50 mg/kg, Ca: ≤10 mg/kg, Cd: ≤5 mg/kg, Co: ≤5 mg/kg, Cr: ≤5 mg/kg, Cu: ≤5 mg/kg, Fe: ≤5 mg/kg, K: ≤200 mg/kg, Li: ≤5 mg/kg, Mg: ≤5 mg/kg, Mn: ≤5 mg/kg, Mo: ≤5 mg/kg, Na: ≤200 mg/kg, Ni: ≤5 mg/kg, Pb: ≤5 mg/kg, Sr: ≤5 mg/kg, Zn: ≤5 mg/kg	cation traces Al: ≤5 mg/kg, As: ≤0.1 mg/kg, Ba: ≤5 mg/kg, Bi: ≤5 mg/kg, Ca: ≤10 mg/kg, Cd: ≤5 mg/kg, Co: ≤5 mg/kg, Cr: ≤5 mg/kg, Cu: ≤5 mg/kg, Fe: ≤5 mg/kg, K: ≤200 mg/kg, Li: ≤5 mg/kg, Mg: ≤5 mg/kg, Mn: ≤5 mg/kg, Mo: ≤5 mg/kg, Na: ≤200 mg/kg, Ni: ≤5 mg/kg, Pb: ≤5 mg/kg, Sr: ≤5 mg/kg, Zn: ≤5 mg/kg
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Storage Class

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wgk

WGK 1

flash_point_f

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flash_point_c

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J.B. Power et al.

Methods in Enzymology, 118, 578-578 (1986)

Copper limiting threshold in the terrestrial ammonia oxidizing archaeon Nitrososphaera viennensis.

Carolina Reyes et al.

Research in microbiology, 171(3-4), 134-142 (2020-01-29)

Ammonia oxidizing archaea (AOA) inhabiting soils have a central role in the global nitrogen cycle. Copper (Cu) is central to many enzymes in AOA including ammonia monooxygenase (AMO), the enzyme involved in the first step of ammonia oxidation. This study

Precipitation of proteins with polyethylene glycol.

K C Ingham

Methods in enzymology, 182, 301-306 (1990-01-01)

Polyethylene glycol is a nondenaturing water-soluble polymer whose ability to precipitate protein from aqueous solution can be qualitatively understood in terms of an excluded volume mechanism. The increment in PEG concentration required to effect a given reduction in solubility is

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Global Trade Item Number

SKU	GTIN
81255-2.5KG	04061832996196
81255-1KG	04061832996189
81255-1000M	04061836774295
81255-250G	04061832996202

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