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Urea

crystalline, EMPROVE^® ESSENTIAL, Ph. Eur., BP, ChP, JP, USP

• Synonym(s): Carbamide, Carbonyl diamide, Diaminomethanone, Carbonyldiamine, Carbamide, Carbonyldiamide
• Linear Formula: NH₂CONH₂
• CAS Number: 57-13-6
• Molecular Weight: 60.06
• EC Index Number: 200-315-5
• UNSPSC Code: 12352111
• Beilstein/REAXYS Number: 635724
• MDL number: MFCD00008022

Properties

• Quality Segment: 500
• agency: BP, ChP, JP, Ph. Eur., USP
• vapor pressure: <0.1 hPa ( 20 °C)
• product line: EMPROVE^® ESSENTIAL
• assay: 98.0-102.0% (HPLC)
• form: crystalline, solid
• technique(s): titration: suitable
• pH: 9 (20 °C, 100 g/L in H₂O)
• mp: 132-135 °C (lit.)
• solubility: 1000 g/L
• density: 1.335 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)
• application(s): liquid formulation; pharmaceutical; semi-solid formulation; solid formulation
• storage temp.: 15-25°C
• SMILES string: NC(N)=O
• InChI: 1S/CH4N2O/c2-1(3)4/h(H4,2,3,4)
• InChI key: XSQUKJJJFZCRTK-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Description

General description

Finding the right excipient that matches your needs as well as regulatory demands can be a complicated challenge in formulation. With our application know-how and regulatory expertise, we support you in every step of development, scale-up, and production.
As part of our Emprove^® Program, our raw materials are offered with extensive documentation facilitating compliance of your pharma and biopharma product, full supply chain transparency and risk mitigation. Our SAFC^® portfolio of high-quality products for biopharmaceutical and pharmaceutical formulation and production withstands strict quality control procedures and is produced according to applicable cGMP guidelines.

Application

Urea is typically used for the denaturation of proteins and as a mild solubilization agent for insoluble or denatured proteins. It is useful for renaturing proteins from samples already denatured with 6 M guanidine chloride such as inclusion bodies. Urea may be used with guanidine hydrochloride and dithiothreitrol (DTT) in the refolding of denatured proteins into their native or active form.

Used for the denaturation of proteins and as a mild solubilization agent for insoluble or denatured proteins. Useful for renaturing proteins from samples already denatured with 6 M guanidine chloride such as inclusion bodies. May be used with guanidine hydrochloride and dithiothreitrol (DTT) in the refolding of denatured proteins into their native or active form.

Legal Information

Emprove is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

SAFC is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

Safety Information

• Storage Class: 11 - Combustible Solids
• wgk: WGK 1
• flash_point_f: Not applicable
• flash_point_c: Not applicable