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2-Mercaptoethanol

for HPLC derivatization, LiChropur™, ≥99.0% (GC)

Synonym(s):

β-Mercaptoethanol, 2-Hydroxyethylmercaptan, BME, Thioethylene glycol

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Linear Formula:
HSCH2CH2OH
CAS Number:
60-24-2
Molecular Weight:
78.13
Beilstein:
773648
EC Number:
200-464-6
MDL number:
MFCD00004890
UNSPSC Code:
12000000
PubChem Substance ID:
329770550
NACRES:
NA.05

grade

for HPLC derivatization

Quality Level

100

vapor density

2.69 (vs air)

vapor pressure

1 mmHg ( 20 °C)

Assay

≥99.0% (GC)

form

liquid

quality

LiChropur™

expl. lim.

18 %

concentration

14.3 M (pure liquid)

technique(s)

HPLC: suitable

refractive index

n20/D 1.500 (lit.)
n20/D 1.500-1.502

bp

157 °C (lit.)

density

1.114 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

storage temp.

2-8°C

SMILES string

OCCS

InChI

1S/C2H6OS/c3-1-2-4/h3-4H,1-2H2

InChI key

DGVVWUTYPXICAM-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

2-Mercaptoethanol is a thiol compound showing growth promoting properties on mouse lymphoma L1210 cells in vitro. It also enhances viability, blast transformation and antibody formation in lymphocyte cultures.

Application

BME is suitable for reducing protein disulfide bonds prior to polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis and is usually included in a sample buffer for SDS-PAGE at a concentration of 5%. Cleaving intermolecular (between subunits) disulfide bonds allows the subunits of a protein to separate independently on SDS-PAGE. Cleaving intramolecular (within subunit) disulfide bonds allows the subunits to become completely denatured so that each peptide migrates according to its chain length with no influence due to secondary structure.
suitable for derivatisation of Amine groups

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Legal Information

LiChropur is a trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 2 Dermal - Acute Tox. 3 Inhalation - Acute Tox. 3 Oral - Aquatic Acute 1 - Aquatic Chronic 2 - Eye Dam. 1 - Repr. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2 - Skin Sens. 1A - STOT RE 2 Oral

Target Organs

Liver,Heart

Storage Class Code

6.1A - Combustible acute toxic Cat. 1 and 2 / very toxic hazardous materials

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

165.2 °F - closed cup

Flash Point(C)

74 °C - closed cup

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BCCK9808
BCCH6908
BCCG0992

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Mechanism of growth stimulation of L1210 cells by 2-mercaptoethanol in vitro. Role of the mixed disulfide of 2-mercaptoethanol and cysteine
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