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H6269

Hexadecyltrimethylammonium bromide

Molecular Biology, ≥99%

Synonym(s):

CTAB, Cetrimonium bromide, Cetyltrimethylammonium bromide, Palmityltrimethylammonium bromide

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Linear Formula:
CH3(CH2)15N(Br)(CH3)3
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
364.45
UNSPSC Code:
12161902
NACRES:
NA.31
PubChem Substance ID:
EC Number:
200-311-3
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
3598189
MDL number:
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grade

Molecular Biology

Quality Segment

description

cationic

assay

≥99%

form

powder or crystals

mol wt

micellar avg mol wt 62,000

aggregation number

170

pH

5.0-7 (25 °C, 36.4 g/L)

CMC

0.92, 1 mM (20-25°C)

mp

248-251 °C (lit.)

solubility

H2O: 1/10 g/mL

HLB

10

suitability

suitable for DNA precipitation

foreign activity

DNAse (Detection), NICKase Detection , RNAse, none detected

SMILES string

[Br-].CCCCCCCCCCCCCCCC[N+](C)(C)C

InChI

1S/C19H42N.BrH/c1-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-13-14-15-16-17-18-19-20(2,3)4;/h5-19H2,1-4H3;1H/q+1;/p-1

InChI key

LZZYPRNAOMGNLH-UHFFFAOYSA-M

Application

Hexadecyltrimethylammonium bromide has been used:

  • as a component of DNA extraction buffer and RNA extraction buffer
  • as a constituent of dye dissolution buffer

Biochem/physiol Actions

Hexadecyltrimethylammonium bromide also called cetyltrimethylammonium bromide (CTAB), is a cationic surfactant. CTAB method is an efficient, cost and time effective method of DNA extraction.

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powder or crystals

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crystalline, powder or crystals

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powder or chunks

form

powder or crystals

grade

Molecular Biology

grade

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grade

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grade

-

assay

≥99%

assay

≥99%

assay

≥96.0% (AT)

assay

≥99.0% (AT)

aggregation number

170

aggregation number

170

aggregation number

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aggregation number

170

mp

248-251 °C (lit.)

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248-251 °C (lit.)

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248-251 °C (lit.)

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248-251 °C (lit.)


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Danger

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Aquatic Acute 1 - Aquatic Chronic 1 - Eye Dam. 1 - Skin Irrit. 2 - STOT RE 2 Oral - STOT SE 3

target_organs

Gastrointestinal tract, Respiratory system

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

471.2 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

244 °C - closed cup

ppe

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Faceshields, Gloves



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  1. How can I determine the shelf life / expiration / retest date of this product?

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  2. How is shipping temperature determined? And how is it related to the product storage temperature?

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    1. Products may be shipped at a different temperature than the recommended long-term storage temperature. If the product quality is sensitive to short-term exposure to conditions other than the recommended long-term storage, it will be shipped on wet or dry-ice. If the product quality is NOT affected by short-term exposure to conditions other than the recommended long-term storage, it will be shipped at ambient temperature. As shipping routes are configured for minimum transit times, shipping at ambient temperature helps control shipping costs for our customers. For more information, please refer to the Storage and Transport Conditions document: https://www.sigmaaldrich.com/deepweb/assets/sigmaaldrich/marketing/global/documents/316/622/storage-transport-conditions-mk.pdf

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  3. 수용액에 대한 용해도가 36.4g/Liter (100 mM)로 되어 있는데, 1% (29 mM) 수용액을 제작하여 Light Scattering으로 Particle를 측정 시 0.5 um 크기 이상의 particle이 5000 개 /mL이상 측정됩니다. CMC(0.9 mM) 보다 농도가 높아 Micelle이 형성되었나 하는 생각도 있지만, Micelle 대비 입자 크기가 커서 무엇인지 궁금합니다.

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    1. For Product H6269 (commonly known as CTAB), the micellar properties have been well studied. The formation of the micelles is dependent on the pH of the solution, as well as the presence of any additives. The CMC has been reported variously as either 0.9 mM or 1.0 mM, so at 29 mM a great majority of the CTAB should be in the form of micelles. The large particles being observed may be aggregates of micelles.

      Running a control sample at a lower CTAB concentration (around 1 mM) would be recommended.

      The micellar properties have been studied by both static light scattering and dynamic light scattering; see:
      https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0927775714003835#bib0030
      The second paragraph of the Introduction section of that paper cites references 12, 4 and 5.

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