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2-(4-Hydroxyphenylazo)benzoic acid

matrix substance for MALDI-MS, ≥99.5%

Synonym(s):

2-(4′-Hydroxybenzeneazo)benzoic acid, 4′-Hydroxyazobenzene-2-carboxylic acid, HABA, HBABA

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Linear Formula:
HOC6H4N=NC6H4CO2H
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
242.23
Beilstein:
1842696
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12000000
PubChem Substance ID:

grade

matrix substance for MALDI-MS

Quality Level

Assay

≥99.5% (HPLC)
≥99.5%

analyte functional class(es)

polymers

analyte chemical class(es)

glycans, peptides, proteins

technique(s)

MALDI-MS: suitable

mp

204-208 °C (lit.)
204-208 °C

solubility

ethanol: 20 mg/mL, clear

cation traces

Ca: ≤10 mg/kg
Cd: ≤5 mg/kg
Co: ≤5 mg/kg
Cr: ≤5 mg/kg
Cu: ≤5 mg/kg
Fe: ≤50 mg/kg
K: ≤50 mg/kg
Mg: ≤5 mg/kg
Mn: ≤5 mg/kg
Na: ≤100 mg/kg
Ni: ≤5 mg/kg
Pb: ≤5 mg/kg
Zn: ≤5 mg/kg

absorption

≥2000 at 337 nm (mol. absorption)

SMILES string

Oc1ccc(cc1)\N=N\c2ccccc2C(O)=O

InChI

1S/C13H10N2O3/c16-10-7-5-9(6-8-10)14-15-12-4-2-1-3-11(12)13(17)18/h1-8,16H,(H,17,18)/b15-14+

InChI key

DWQOTEPNRWVUDA-CCEZHUSRSA-N

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General description

2-(4-Hydroxyphenylazo)benzoic acid) (HABA), can be used for desorption of proteins, peptides and glycoproteins, thereby making it very advantageous for matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization mass spectrometry.

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Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

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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Matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization mass spectrometry with 2-(4-hydroxyphenylazo) benzoic acid matrix.
Juhasz, Peter, Catherine E. Costello, and Klaus Biemann.
Journal of the American Society For Mass Spectrometry, 4 (5), 399-409 (1993)
K J Welham et al.
Rapid communications in mass spectrometry : RCM, 12(4), 176-180 (1998-03-11)
A variety of gram-positive and gram-negative intact bacterial cells have been analysed by matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization mass spectrometry (MALDI-MS) and shown to provide fingerprint mass spectra with discrete peaks being observed over the mass range from 3 to 40 kDa.
Noritaka Kato et al.
The journal of physical chemistry. B, 109(42), 19604-19612 (2006-07-21)
This study reports a homogeneous and competitive fluorescence quenching immunoassay based on gold nanoparticle/polyelectrolyte (Au(NP)/PE) coated latex particles prepared by the layer-by-layer (LbL) technique. First, the resonant energy transfer from a layer of fluorescent PEs to Au(NP) in LbL assembled
Joan-Antoni Farrera et al.
Chemistry (Weinheim an der Bergstrasse, Germany), 14(7), 2277-2285 (2007-12-29)
The tautomeric equilibria of 2-(4'-hydroxyphenylazo)benzoic acid (HABA) and 2-(3',5'-dimethyl-4'-hydroxyphenylazo)benzoic acid (3',5'-dimethyl-HABA) have been studied by a combination of spectroscopic and computational methods. For neutral HABA in solvents of different polarity (toluene, chloroform, DMSO, DMF, butanol, and ethanol) the azo tautomer
M A Domin et al.
Rapid communications in mass spectrometry : RCM, 13(4), 222-226 (1999-03-31)
The ability to rapidly identify the taxonomic class of the wide variety of microorganisms involved in human and animal disease is becoming increasingly important, especially with the increasing development of resistance to the antibiotics which form the main defence against

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