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95843

Potassium acetate solution

BioUltra, Molecular Biology, 5 M in H2O

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About This Item

Linear Formula:
CH3COOK
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
98.14
UNSPSC Code:
12161700
NACRES:
NA.25
PubChem Substance ID:
MDL number:
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
3595449
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grade

Molecular Biology

Quality Segment

product line

BioUltra

form

liquid

concentration

5 M in H2O

impurities

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

pH

7.0-9.0 (25 °C)

density

1.215 g/mL at 20 °C

anion traces

chloride (Cl-): ≤50 mg/kg, sulfate (SO42-): ≤5 mg/kg

cation traces

Al: ≤1 mg/kg, As: ≤0.1 mg/kg, Ba: ≤1 mg/kg, Bi: ≤1 mg/kg, Ca: ≤20 mg/kg, Cd: ≤1 mg/kg, Co: ≤1 mg/kg, Cr: ≤1 mg/kg, Cu: ≤1 mg/kg, Fe: ≤1 mg/kg, Li: ≤1 mg/kg, Mg: ≤5 mg/kg, Mn: ≤1 mg/kg, Mo: ≤1 mg/kg, Na: ≤1000 mg/kg, Ni: ≤1 mg/kg, Pb: ≤1 mg/kg, Sr: ≤1 mg/kg, Zn: ≤1 mg/kg

UV absorption

λ: 260 nm Amax: 0.04, λ: 280 nm Amax: 0.02

SMILES string

[K+].CC([O-])=O

InChI

1S/C2H4O2.K/c1-2(3)4;/h1H3,(H,3,4);/q;+1/p-1

InChI key

SCVFZCLFOSHCOH-UHFFFAOYSA-M

Application

Potassium acetate 5M solution may be used as a stock to formulate precipitant solutions used in procedures such as the hanging-drop vapor diffusion crystallization protocol. Potassium acetate 5M solution may be used to prepare hypoosmotic media and in various DNA extraction protocols.


Storage Class

12 - Non Combustible Liquids

wgk

WGK 1

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

Eyeshields, Gloves



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