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50980

Guanidine thiocyanate

BioUltra, Molecular Biology, ≥99.0% (AT)

Synonym(s):

Guanidinium rhodanide, Guanidinium thiocyanate

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Linear Formula:
NH2C(=NH)NH2 · HSCN
CAS Number:
593-84-0
Molecular Weight:
118.16
UNSPSC Code:
12352107
NACRES:
NA.25
PubChem Substance ID:
57651290
EC Number:
209-812-1
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
3563461
MDL number:
MFCD00013027

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grade

Molecular Biology

Quality Level

100

product line

BioUltra

assay

≥99.0% (AT)

form

solid

impurities

DNases, none detected, RNases, none detected, insoluble matter, passes filter test, phosphatases, none detected, proteases, none detected

ign. residue

≤0.5% (as SO4)

loss

≤0.1% loss on drying, 20 °C (HV)

pH

4.5-7.0 (25 °C, 6 M in H2O)

mp

117-120 °C, 120-122 °C (lit.)

solubility

H2O: 6 M at 20 °C, clear, colorless

anion traces

chloride (Cl-): ≤5000 mg/kg, sulfate (SO42-): ≤50 mg/kg

cation traces

Al: ≤5 mg/kg, As: ≤0.1 mg/kg, Ba: ≤5 mg/kg, Bi: ≤5 mg/kg, Ca: ≤10 mg/kg, Cd: ≤5 mg/kg, Co: ≤5 mg/kg, Cr: ≤5 mg/kg, Cu: ≤5 mg/kg, Fe: ≤5 mg/kg, K: ≤50 mg/kg, Li: ≤5 mg/kg, Mg: ≤5 mg/kg, Mn: ≤5 mg/kg, Mo: ≤5 mg/kg, Na: ≤5000 mg/kg, Ni: ≤5 mg/kg, Pb: ≤5 mg/kg, Sr: ≤5 mg/kg, Zn: ≤5 mg/kg

absorption

cut-off at 280 nm in H2O at 6 M

SMILES string

SC#N.NC(N)=N

InChI

1S/CH5N3.CHNS/c2-1(3)4;2-1-3/h(H5,2,3,4);3H

InChI key

ZJYYHGLJYGJLLN-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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Application

Chaotropic agent and strong denaturant; solubilizes cells.

Other Notes

Isolation of RNA; A new guanidine thiocyanate procedure for the isolation of full-length RNA templates for reverse transcription from tissues rich in RNase and proteoglycans.

pictograms

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GHS05,GHS07

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Danger

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Dermal - Acute Tox. 4 Inhalation - Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Aquatic Chronic 3 - Eye Dam. 1 - Skin Corr. 1C

supp_hazards

EUH032

Storage Class

8B - Non-combustible corrosive hazardous materials

wgk

WGK 2

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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J C Groppe et al.
Analytical biochemistry, 210(2), 337-343 (1993-05-01)
RNA isolated by conventional guanidinium isothiocyanate methods from tissues of a mollusc (red abalone: Haliotis rufescens) is largely degraded and discolored by contaminants. These contaminants are associated with inhibition of reverse transcriptase, prevent accurate spectrophotometric determination of RNA concentration, and
Turpen, T.H. and Griffith, O.M.
Biotechniques, 4, 11-11 (1986)
P Chomczynski et al.
Analytical biochemistry, 162(1), 156-159 (1987-04-01)
A new method of total RNA isolation by a single extraction with an acid guanidinium thiocyanate-phenol-chloroform mixture is described. The method provides a pure preparation of undegraded RNA in high yield and can be completed within 4 h. It is
Kai Y Mak et al.
Molecular therapy : the journal of the American Society of Gene Therapy, 23(9), 1434-1443 (2015-05-23)
Angiotensin converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) which breaks down profibrotic peptide angiotensin II to antifibrotic peptide angiotensin-(1-7) is a potential therapeutic target in liver fibrosis. We therefore investigated the long-term therapeutic effect of recombinant ACE2 using a liver-specific adeno-associated viral genome
Yuji Suzuki et al.
Bioscience, biotechnology, and biochemistry, 72(7), 1951-1953 (2008-07-08)
High-quality total RNA was extracted using a cethyltrimethylammonium bromide-containing buffer followed by an acid guanidium thiocyanate-phenol-chloroform treatment from recalcitrant plant tissues such as tree leaves (pine, Norway spruce, ginkgo, Japanese cedar, rose), flowers (rose, Lotus japonicus) and storage tissues (seeds
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