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A4058

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Acrylamide solution

40%, suitable for electrophoresis, sterile-filtered

Synonym(s):

2-Propenamide, 40% Acrylamido solution, Acrylic amide, Akrylamid, Polyacrylamide solution

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Linear Formula:
CH2=CHCONH2
CAS Number:
79-06-1
Molecular Weight:
71.08
Beilstein:
6185892
MDL number:
MFCD00008032
UNSPSC Code:
41105319
eCl@ss:
39031205
PubChem Substance ID:
24890742
NACRES:
NB.22

sterility

sterile-filtered

form

liquid

concentration

40%

technique(s)

electrophoresis: suitable

storage temp.

2-8°C

SMILES string

NC(=O)C=C

InChI

1S/C3H5NO/c1-2-3(4)5/h2H,1H2,(H2,4,5)

InChI key

HRPVXLWXLXDGHG-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

Acrylamide has been classified as probably carcinogenic in humans. It is formed in fried and oven-cooked foods due to Maillard reaction between amino acids and reducing sugars.

Application

Acrylamide solution is suitable for use in electrophoresis. It may be used in the preparation of gel buffer for the determination of molecular weight of polypeptide chains by polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. It may be used in the electrochemical polymerization of pyrrole. It may be used to prepare the pH 7.6 gels, required for the determination of molecular weights of histone by sodium dodecyl sulfate gel electrophoresis.

Preparation Note

Prepared from electrophoresis grade acrylamide in ultra-pure water.

Pictograms

Health hazardExclamation mark
GHS08,GHS07

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Inhalation - Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Carc. 1B - Eye Irrit. 2 - Muta. 1B - Repr. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2 - Skin Sens. 1 - STOT RE 1 Oral

Target Organs

Peripheral nervous system

Storage Class Code

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

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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The molecular weights of vertebrate histones exploiting a modified sodium dodecyl sulfate electrophoretic method.
S Panyim et al.
The Journal of biological chemistry, 246(24), 7557-7560 (1971-12-25)
Electrochemical polymerization of pyrrole in acrylamide solution.
Sarac AS, et al.
Synthetic Metals, 98(3), 177-182 (1999)
Donald S Mottram et al.
Nature, 419(6906), 448-449 (2002-10-09)
Reports of the presence of acrylamide in a range of fried and oven-cooked foods have caused worldwide concern because this compound has been classified as probably carcinogenic in humans. Here we show how acrylamide can be generated from food components
The reliability of molecular weight determinations by dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis.
K Weber et al.
The Journal of biological chemistry, 244(16), 4406-4412 (1969-08-25)
Franco Pedreschi et al.
Journal of the science of food and agriculture, 94(1), 9-20 (2013-08-14)
Acrylamide (AA) is known as a neurotoxin in humans and it is classified as a probable human carcinogen by the International Agency of Research on Cancer. AA is produced as by-product of the Maillard reaction in starchy foods processed at
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