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W3500

Water

sterile-filtered, BioReagent, suitable for cell culture

Synonym(s):

Cell culture grade water, Ultra-filtered Water

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About This Item

Linear Formula:
H2O
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
18.02
UNSPSC Code:
12352207
NACRES:
NA.75
PubChem Substance ID:
EC Number:
231-791-2
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
2050024
MDL number:
Technique(s):
cell culture | mammalian: suitable
Bp:
100 °C (lit.)
Vapor pressure:
3 mmHg

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vapor density

<1 (vs air)

Quality Level

vapor pressure

3 mmHg

sterility

sterile-filtered

product line

BioReagent

form

liquid

technique(s)

cell culture | mammalian: suitable

impurities

≤1 EU/mL endotoxin

refractive index

n20/D 1.34 (lit.)

pH

5-7

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technique(s)

cell culture | mammalian: suitable

technique(s)

-

technique(s)

-

technique(s)

FISH: suitable

Quality Level

400

Quality Level

100

Quality Level

100

Quality Level

100

form

liquid

form

liquid

form

liquid

form

liquid

impurities

≤1 EU/mL endotoxin

impurities

-

impurities

-

impurities

DNases, none detected, RNases, none detected, phosphatases, none detected, proteases, none detected

vapor density

<1 (vs air)

vapor density

-

vapor density

-

vapor density

-

pH

5-7

pH

-

pH

-

pH

5-7

General description

This product is a very low endotoxin (less than 1 EU/mL), 0.2 micron filtered.

Application

For use in the preparation of cell culture media, and cell suspension and washing solutions.

Other Notes

Easily compare specifications for Water products with the Water specification table

Storage Class

12 - Non Combustible Liquids

wgk

nwg

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

Eyeshields, Gloves


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Philippe Robert et al.
Investigative radiology, 50(8), 473-480 (2015-06-25)
To prospectively compare in healthy rats the effect of multiple injections of macrocyclic (gadoterate meglumine) and linear (gadodiamide) gadolinium-based contrast agents (GBCAs) on T1-weighted signal intensity in the deep cerebellar nuclei (DCN), including the dentate nucleus. Healthy rats (n =
Mary A Rodgers et al.
The Journal of experimental medicine, 211(7), 1333-1347 (2014-06-25)
Linear ubiquitination is a newly discovered posttranslational modification that is currently restricted to a small number of known protein substrates. The linear ubiquitination assembly complex (LUBAC), consisting of HOIL-1L, HOIP, and Sharpin, has been reported to activate NF-κB-mediated transcription in
Yasushi Itoh et al.
PLoS pathogens, 10(6), e1004192-e1004192 (2014-06-20)
Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) viruses of the H5N1 subtype often cause severe pneumonia and multiple organ failure in humans, with reported case fatality rates of more than 60%. To develop a clinical antibody therapy, we generated a human-mouse chimeric
Liming Zhou et al.
Nature, 509(7498), 86-90 (2014-04-25)
Tropical forests are global epicentres of biodiversity and important modulators of climate change, and are mainly constrained by rainfall patterns. The severe short-term droughts that occurred recently in Amazonia have drawn attention to the vulnerability of tropical forests to climatic
Katrin Linke et al.
Biochimica et biophysica acta, 1837(1), 14-32 (2013-08-28)
Water is clearly important for the functioning of Photosystem II (PSII). Apart from being the very substrate that needs to be transported in this water oxidation enzyme, water is also vital for the transport of protons to and from the

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  1. Is this product deionized?

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    1. This product is deionized and distilled during production. However, it is not subjected to ICP analysis, so it is not warranted to be ion-free.

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  2. How is this product used?

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    1. This product is tested for use in cell culture. Parameters such as cytotoxicity, pH, and endotoxin are measured. It may be used for any general application but is of most interest to customers doing cell culture work. It has not been tested for RNAse, DNAse, or protease activity.
      Please see the link below to review a sample Certificate of Analysis:
      https://www.sigmaaldrich.com/coa/SIGMA/W3500/RNBL9398

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