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M2670

Magnesium chloride hexahydrate

BioXtra, ≥99.0%

Synonym(s):

MgCl2 hexahydrate, MgCl2.6H2O

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About This Item

Linear Formula:
MgCl2 · 6H2O
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
203.30
NACRES:
NA.25
PubChem Substance ID:
UNSPSC Code:
12161700
EC Number:
232-094-6
MDL number:
Assay:
≥99.0%
Solubility:
H2O: 1 M, clear, colorless
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product line

BioXtra

Quality Segment

assay

≥99.0%

impurities

≤0.0005% Phosphorus (P), ≤0.005% Insoluble matter

solubility

H2O: 1 M, clear, colorless

anion traces

sulfate (SO42-): ≤0.002%

cation traces

Al: ≤0.0005%, Ba: ≤0.005%, Ca: ≤0.01%, Cu: ≤0.0005%, Fe: ≤0.0005%, K: ≤0.005%, Mn: ≤0.0005%, NH4+: ≤0.002%, Na: ≤0.005%, Pb: ≤0.001%, Sr: ≤0.005%, Zn: ≤0.0005%

SMILES string

O.O.O.O.O.O.Cl[Mg]Cl

InChI

1S/2ClH.Mg.6H2O/h2*1H;;6*1H2/q;;+2;;;;;;/p-2

InChI key

DHRRIBDTHFBPNG-UHFFFAOYSA-L

Application

Magnesium chloride hexahydrate has been used:
  • in the extraction buffer preparation for determining the enzymatic activity of ADP-glucose pyrophosphorylase (AGPase) and α-amylase
  • in neurobasal culture medium for viability test and in phosphate buffer saline (PBS) for electrophysiological test
  • in the preparation of brine solution
  • in the preparation of the adenosine triphosphate (ATP) –MgCl2 (magnesium chloride)solution



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Storage Class

13 - Non Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 1

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

Eyeshields, Gloves, type N95 (US)



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