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C3306

Sigma-Aldrich

Calcium chloride dihydrate

for molecular biology, ≥99.0%

Synonym(s):

CaCl2.2H2O, Calcium chloride, Calcium dichloride

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
CaCl2 · 2H2O
CAS Number:
10035-04-8
Molecular Weight:
147.01
EC Number:
233-140-8
MDL number:
MFCD00149613
UNSPSC Code:
12352302
PubChem Substance ID:
24892603
NACRES:
NA.31

grade

for molecular biology

Assay

≥99.0%

form

powder

mp

176 °C (dec.) (lit.)

solubility

H2O: 294 mg/mL, clear, colorless

foreign activity

DNase, RNase, protease, none detected

SMILES string

O.O.Cl[Ca]Cl

InChI

1S/Ca.2ClH.2H2O/h;2*1H;2*1H2/q+2;;;;/p-2

InChI key

LLSDKQJKOVVTOJ-UHFFFAOYSA-L

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Application

Calcium chloride dihydrate has been used:
to prepare competent E. coli for transformation(118)
in the preparation of calcium polyphosphate nanospheres and to induce alkaline phosphatase(119)
as a component of renaturation buffer for the zymogram of Staphylococcus aureus crude enzyme extracts(120)

Biochem/physiol Actions

Calcium chloride is used in the heat-shock transformation of microbes with the plasmid. The positive charged calcium forms a cation bridge with phosphate of DNA and negative charged phosphorylated lipid A in lipopolysaccharide (LPS) aiding the DNA transformation into the microbes.

Pictograms

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GHS07

Signal Word

Warning

Hazard Statements

H319

Hazard Classifications

Eye Irrit. 2

Storage Class Code

13 - Non Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Preparation of calcium competent Escherichia coli and heat-shock transformation
Chang AY, et al.
Journal of Experimental Microbiology and Immunology, 1, 22-25 (2017)
Hui Sun Leong et al.
Nature communications, 5, 3947-3947 (2014-05-24)
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Bradley T Estes et al.
Nature protocols, 5(7), 1294-1311 (2010-07-03)
The ability to isolate, expand and differentiate adult stem cells into a chondrogenic lineage is an important step in the development of tissue engineering approaches for cartilage repair or regeneration for the treatment of joint injury or osteoarthritis, as well
Zhijian Zhao et al.
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Susan E Logue et al.
Nature protocols, 4(9), 1383-1395 (2009-09-05)
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