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A4034

(+)-Sodium L-ascorbate

powder, BioReagent, suitable for cell culture

Synonym(s):

L(+)-Ascorbic acid sodium salt, Vitamin C sodium salt

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C6H7NaO6
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
198.11
NACRES:
NA.75
PubChem Substance ID:
eCl@ss:
34058010
UNSPSC Code:
12352205
EC Number:
205-126-1
MDL number:
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
3767246
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biological source

synthetic (organic)

Quality Segment

product line

BioReagent

assay

≥98%

form

powder

mol wt

Mw 198.11 g/mol

technique(s)

cell culture | mammalian: suitable, cell culture | plant: suitable

color

white to off-white

mp

220 °C (dec.) (lit.)

solubility

H2O: 50 mg/mL

SMILES string

[Na+].OC[C@H](O)[C@H]1OC(=O)C(O)=C1[O-]

InChI

1S/C6H8O6.Na/c7-1-2(8)5-3(9)4(10)6(11)12-5;/h2,5,7-10H,1H2;/q;+1/p-1/t2-,5+;/m0./s1

InChI key

PPASLZSBLFJQEF-RXSVEWSESA-M

General description

(+)-Sodium L-ascorbate (SA) is a potential antioxidant and is a derivative of vitamin C (L-ascorbic acid).[1] It is widely used as a food additive. In addition, SA enhances growth retardation activity of bleomycin sulfate, R020-1724 (an inhibitor of cyclic nucleotide phosphodiesterase), prostaglandin E1 and sodium butyrate agents on neuroblastoma cells in culture. Elevated levels of SA induces two-stage urinary bladder carcinogenesis in rats. sodium L-ascorbate in combination with collagenogenesis inhibitors is used to treat dermal scars and keloids.[1]

Application

(+)-Sodium L-ascorbate has been used:
  • to produce H2O2 in cell culture media
  • as a reducing agent for a cell-permeable artificial electron donor, N,N,N′,N′-tetramethyl-p-phenylenediamine (TMPD)
  • to study its effect on production of collagen and elastic fibers in fibroblasts cultures derived from normal human skin and dermal fat[1]

Used for preparation of plant extracts; reductant for the isolation of chloroplasts.

Biochem/physiol Actions

Antioxidant

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technique(s)

cell culture | mammalian: suitable, cell culture | plant: suitable

technique(s)

-

technique(s)

HPLC: suitable

technique(s)

HPLC: suitable, gas chromatography (GC): suitable

biological source

synthetic (organic)

biological source

-

biological source

synthetic

biological source

-

assay

≥98%

assay

≥99.0% (NT)

assay

≥98%

assay

-

form

powder

form

powder or crystals

form

crystalline

form

-

solubility

H2O: 50 mg/mL

solubility

water: 642.6 g/L at 20 °C

solubility

-

solubility

-

color

white to off-white

color

white

color

white to off-white

color

-


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Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 1

ppe

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Global Trade Item Number

SKUGTIN
A4034-1KG04061833368428
A4034-100G04061833368411
A4034-500G04061833368435

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  1. How was the sodium L-ascorbate product A4034 validated for cell culture applications? A customer is concerned about its sterility and wants to confirm that it will not harm cells in medium and needs more information on the validation process.

    1 answer
    1. The product is not tested for microbial contamination. Instead, a fluorometric toxicity assay is conducted. This involves growing three mammalian cell lines in the presence of the test product. After 7 days of incubation, the fluorescence is measured, and it is directly proportional to cell density.

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