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M2393

Magnesium chloride hexahydrate

BioReagent, suitable for cell culture, suitable for insect cell culture

Synonym(s):

MgCl2 hexahydrate, MgCl2.6H2O

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Linear Formula:
MgCl2 · 6H2O
CAS Number:
7791-18-6
Molecular Weight:
203.30
NACRES:
NA.71
PubChem Substance ID:
24896729
UNSPSC Code:
12352302
EC Number:
232-094-6
MDL number:
MFCD00149781
Form:
powder or crystals
Solubility:
H2O: soluble 500 mg/mL, clear, colorless
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product line

BioReagent

Quality Level

200

form

powder or crystals

technique(s)

cell culture | insect: suitable, cell culture | mammalian: suitable

solubility

H2O: soluble 500 mg/mL, clear, colorless

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 (MgCl2·6H2O) has been used:
  • to prepare electrochemical substrate solution for surface treatment and immunoassay preparation of monoclonal anti-creatine kinase (CK-MB) antibody
  • as a component of casamino acids medium (Hv-Ca) to culture Haloferax volcanii strains
  • to prepare hydrated-salt poly(vinylidenefluoride)-hexafluoropropylene P(VDF-HFP)/MgCl2·6H2O nanocomposite film to study its phase transformation, surface morphology and dielectric property

Biochem/physiol Actions

Magnesium chloride is commonly used as a reagent in chemistry and molecular biology as a source of magnesium ions. Magnesium exhibits several biological roles in enzymology, cell membrane and wall structural integrity, muscle cell physiology, and nucleic acid structure. It functions as a co-factor in various enzymes, like deoxyribonuclease (DNAse), the restriction enzymes EcoRI and EcoRV, and Ribonuclease H. Magnesium stabilizes polymeric nucleic acids including ribozymes and transfer RNA.

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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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