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H0878

Sigma-Aldrich

Heparin lithium salt from porcine intestinal mucosa

≥150 USP units/mg

Synonym(s):

Lithium acid heparin, Lithium heparinate

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About This Item

CAS Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352201
NACRES:
NA.25

biological source

Porcine intestinal mucosa

form

powder

specific activity

≥150 USP units/mg

color

off-white

solubility

water: 40 mg/mL, clear, colorless to faint yellow or tan

cation traces

Li: 3-4%

application(s)

diagnostic assay manufacturing
life science and biopharma
plasma purification
sample preparation

storage temp.

room temp

InChI

1S/C14H25NO20S3/c1-29-9-7(17)10(35-38(26,27)28)14(34-11(9)12(18)19)33-8-4(3-31-37(23,24)25)32-13(30-2)5(6(8)16)15-36(20,21)22/h4-11,13-17H,3H2,1-2H3,(H,18,19)(H,20,21,22)(H,23,24,25)(H,26,27,28)

InChI key

HXSDFQWQRCUQHF-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

Heparin lithium is a highly sulfated polysaccharide that belongs to the family of glycosaminoglycans with remarkable significance in the areas of cell culture, cancer biology, biochemical, and drug discovery research. Due to its interactions with proteins and cells, it is used to study molecular and cellular processes, tumor modeling, investigate binding interactions, and as a cell culture supplement, to maintain cell viability.

Application

Heparin lithium was used:
  • To validate photometric measurements in cell surface charge determination
  • As an anti-coagulant for laboratory studies
  • To study hypothermal stress on lactate metabolism
  • To study the effects of anticoagulants in direct membrane feeding assays
  • For 2D and 3D vitro cell culture in glioblastoma cell models
  • To prevent clot formation and tissue damage during mechanical probing of cardiac pacemaker cell embryonic patterning, a study that contributes to the broader area of cardiac tissue mechanics research and developmental biology

Features and Benefits

  • Heparin with specific activity of ≥150 USP units/mg
  • Versatile and adaptable for a wide variety of laboratory and research applications

Other Notes

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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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The milkfish Chanos chanos, an economically important cultured marine species in Southeast Asia, exhibits stenothermal and euryhaline characteristics and huge mortality usually occurs during extreme cold weather in winter. Under conditions beyond optimal temperatures, ectothermic species experience an increase in
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Glycosaminoglycans are large linear polysaccharides constructed of repeating disaccharide units.

Glycosaminoglycans are large linear polysaccharides constructed of repeating disaccharide units.

Glycosaminoglycans are large linear polysaccharides constructed of repeating disaccharide units.

Glycosaminoglycans are large linear polysaccharides constructed of repeating disaccharide units.

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