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M3148

2-Mercaptoethanol

Molecular Biology, suitable for electrophoresis, suitable for cell culture, BioReagent, 99% (GC/titration)

Synonym(s):

β-Mercaptoethanol, 2-Hydroxyethylmercaptan, BME, Thioethylene glycol

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Linear Formula:
HSCH2CH2OH
CAS Number:
60-24-2
Molecular Weight:
78.13
UNSPSC Code:
12161504
NACRES:
NA.31
PubChem Substance ID:
24896800
EC Number:
200-464-6
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
773648
MDL number:
MFCD00004890

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InChI key

DGVVWUTYPXICAM-UHFFFAOYSA-N

InChI

1S/C2H6OS/c3-1-2-4/h3-4H,1-2H2

SMILES string

OCCS

grade

Molecular Biology

vapor density

2.69 (vs air)

vapor pressure

1 mmHg ( 20 °C)

product line

BioReagent

assay

99% (GC/titration)

form

liquid

expl. lim.

18 %

reaction suitability

reagent type: reductant

concentration

14.3 M (pure liquid)

technique(s)

cell culture | mammalian: suitable, electrophoresis: suitable

refractive index

n20/D 1.500 (lit.)

pH

4.5-6 (20 °C, 500 g/L)

bp

157 °C (lit.)

solubility

H2O: soluble 1 mL/mL

density

1.114 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

foreign activity

DNase, RNase, protease, none detected

storage temp.

2-8°C

Quality Level

200

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Application

BME is suitable for reducing protein disulfide bonds prior to polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis and is usually included in a sample buffer for SDS-PAGE at a concentration of 5%. Cleaving intermolecular (between subunits) disulfide bonds allows the subunits of a protein to separate independently on SDS-PAGE. Cleaving intramolecular (within subunit) disulfide bonds allows the subunits to become completely denatured so that each peptide migrates according to its chain length with no influence due to secondary structure.
Reducing agent
β-mercaptoethanol or 2-mercaptoethanol has been used:
  • as a supplement in Roswell Park Memorial Institute (RPMI)-1640 medium to culture DT40 cells (chicken B cell line)
  • to lyse NuLi-1 (Normal Lung, University of Iowa-1) cells
  • to trypsinize mouse embryonic stem cells

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Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 2 Dermal - Acute Tox. 3 Inhalation - Acute Tox. 3 Oral - Aquatic Acute 1 - Aquatic Chronic 2 - Eye Dam. 1 - Repr. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2 - Skin Sens. 1A - STOT RE 2 Oral

target_organs

Liver,Heart

Storage Class

6.1A - Combustible acute toxic Cat. 1 and 2 / very toxic hazardous materials

flash_point_f

165.2 °F - closed cup

flash_point_c

74 °C - closed cup

ppe

Faceshields, Gloves, Goggles, type ABEK (EN14387) respirator filter

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Class II Designated Chemical Substances

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Group 4: Flammable liquids + Type 2 petroleums + Hazardous rank III + Water soluble liquid

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Substances Subject to be Indicated Names

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Substances Subject to be Notified Names

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M3148-25ML:4548173202525 + M3148-.15ML:4548173202471 + M3148-.9ML-KC: + M3148-.9ML:4548173202495 + M3148-2ML:4548173202532 + M3148-500ML: + M3148-EW: + M3148-VAR: + M3148-100ML:4548173202501 + M3148-40ML-KC: + M3148-BULK: + M3148-2ML-KC: + M3148-.15ML-KC: + M3148-250ML:4548173202518 + M3148-.6ML:4548173202488

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BCCG6215
SHBN1897
BCCF2416
SHBM6234
SHBM3318

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