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Potassium nitrate-15N

98 atom % 15N

Synonym(s):

15N Labeled potassium nitrite, 15N Labeled KNO3

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Linear Formula:
K15NO3
CAS Number:
57654-83-8
Molecular Weight:
102.10
MDL number:
MFCD00075049
UNSPSC Code:
12352102
PubChem Substance ID:
24860289
NACRES:
NA.12

isotopic purity

98 atom % 15N

mp

334 °C (lit.)

application(s)

agriculture

mass shift

M+1

SMILES string

[K+].[O-][15N+]([O-])=O

InChI

1S/K.NO3/c;2-1(3)4/q+1;-1/i;1+1

InChI key

FGIUAXJPYTZDNR-IEOVAKBOSA-N

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General description

Potassium nitrate-15N is an inorganic compound enriched with 15N isotope.

Application

Labeled Potassium Nitrate has been used
• To successfully follow the uptake of fertilizer N by crops and retention of fertilizer N in soil organic matter.
• As internal standard for quantification of nitrate in biological samples, mainly of human or animal origin.
• Measurement of protein abundance in Arabidopsis.

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Pictograms

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GHS03

Signal Word

Warning

Hazard Statements

H272

Hazard Classifications

Ox. Sol. 3

Storage Class Code

5.1B - Oxidizing hazardous materials

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

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Mathieu Sebilo et al.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 110(45), 18185-18189 (2013-10-23)
Increasing diffuse nitrate loading of surface waters and groundwater has emerged as a major problem in many agricultural areas of the world, resulting in contamination of drinking water resources in aquifers as well as eutrophication of freshwaters and coastal marine
Sebastian Schramm et al.
Molecules (Basel, Switzerland), 24(8) (2019-04-21)
Feeding experiments with stable isotopes are helpful tools for investigation of metabolic fluxes and biochemical pathways. For assessing nitrogen metabolism, the heavier nitrogen isotope, [15N], has been frequently used. In plants, it is usually applied in form of [15N]-nitrate, which
Jie Wu et al.
Plant biotechnology journal, 19(3), 448-461 (2020-09-03)
Nitrogen (N) is one of the key essential macronutrients that affects rice growth and yield. Inorganic N fertilizers are excessively used to boost yield and generate serious collateral environmental pollution. Therefore, improving crop N use efficiency (NUE) is highly desirable
Guangyu Guo et al.
Phytochemistry, 72(10), 1028-1039 (2011-02-15)
In the quantitative proteomic studies, numerous in vitro and in vivo peptide labeling strategies have been successfully applied to measure differentially regulated protein and peptide abundance. These approaches have been proven to be versatile and repeatable in biological discoveries. (15)N
Alamin Alfatih et al.
Journal of experimental botany, 71(19), 6032-6042 (2020-06-26)
Nitrogen (N) is indispensable for crop growth and yield, but excessive agricultural application of nitrogenous fertilizers has generated severe environmental problems. A desirable and economical solution to cope with these issues is to improve crop nitrogen use efficiency (NUE). Plant
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