Crocetin is a natural carotenoid dicarboxylic acid that is found in the crocus flower and Gardenia jasminoides. Crocetin was found to inhibit cell cycle progression at the G2-M phase and pancreatic tumor formation in nude mice. It has been shown to improve postshock recovery of cellular…

Palmitic acid, or hexadecanoic acid is one of the most common 16 carbon saturated fatty acids found in animals and plants. It occurs as the glyceryl ester in many oils and fats. Palmitic acid has been reported to target proteins to cell membranes. It has been found to promote triglyceride…

Oleic acid is a mono-unsaturated omega-9 fatty acid created by dehydrogenation of stearic acid. It is then further dehydrogenated and elongated to create members of the n-9 family of fatty acids. Oleic acid is used as emollient. Small amounts of oleic acid are used as an excipient in…

Synonyms: 1,2,3-Tricaprinoylglycerol, 1,2,3-Tridecanoylglycerol, Glycerol tricaprate, Glycerol tris(decanoate), Tridecanoin, Glyceryl tridecanoate, 1,2,3-Tridecanoyl-rac-glycerol, Glyceryl tridecanoate, Tri-N-Caprin Molecular Formula: C₃₃H₆₂O₆

Hydrochloric acid is used as a laboratory reagent, for pickling of steel, in production of organic and inorganic compounds, for pH control and neutralization, used in the regeneration of ion exchange resins, in the production of food, food ingredients, and food additives. Chlorine source for safer,…

Folic acid, also known as folate, is a B vitamin that can be found in a variety of fruits and vegetables. Can be chemically synthesized Water soluble Exhibits metal binding properties Folic acid (Vitamin B9 and folate) is essential to numerous bodily functions. The human body needs…

Ferric chloride is a moderately strong Lewis acid. Ferric Chloride is used in photoengraving, photography, the manufacture of pigments and ink, the chlorination of silver and copper ores, and as a mordant in dyeing and printing textiles. It is also utilized in the synthesis of organic compounds.…

Human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG), a polypeptide hormone produced by the human placenta, is composed of an alpha and a beta sub-unit. The alpha sub-unit is essentially identical to the alpha sub-units of the human pituitary gonadotropins, luteinizing hormone (LH) and follicle-stimulating hormone…

Dimethyl sulfoxide is a dipolar, aprotic solvent. Has been shown to accelerate strand renaturation (1-10% concentration) and is believed to give the nucleic acid thermal stability against depurination. By heating the solid form to approximately 30°C, the product can be melted without harming…

Acetic Acid, Glacial is an excellent solvent for many organic compounds. Acetic acid is widely used in manufacturing either as starting material or as a solvent. In the food industry, dilute solutions are used for preparation and preservation. Because acetic acid is a weak acid, it is effective as…

Protein purification reagent Triethanolamine acts as an organic additive in the grinding of cement clinker and as a complexing agent for aluminum ions in aqueous solutions. It is used as an emulsifier and a surfactant. It finds application in common products like dishwashing liquids, general…

The molecule is a dialdehyde, consisting of two formyl (CHO) groups attached to adjacent carbon centres on a benzene ring. o-Phthalaldehyde is used for precolumn derivatization of amino acids for HPLC separation and for flow cytometric measurements of protein thiol groups. Used for fluorometric…

Paraformaldehyde (PFA) is the smallest polyoxymethylene. It is polymerization product of formaldehyde. Paraformaldehyde has been used in the past for disinfecting sickrooms, clothing, linen and sickroom utensils. It has been used as a fumigant and in manufacturing synthetic resins & as a…

Chrome Azurol S is used as a reagent for determination of fluoride.

2-Mercaptoethanol is a hybrid of ethylene glycol and 1,2-ethanedithiol. It is used to reduce disulfide bonds and can act as a biological antioxidant by scavenging hydroxyl radicals. It is widely used because the hydroxyl group confers solubility in water and lowers the volatility. Due to its…

N,N,N',N'-Tetramethylethylenediamin is a tertiary amine base. N,N,N',N'-Tetramethylethylenediamine is used to catalyze the formation of free radicals from ammonium persulfate or riboflavin. The free radicals will cause acrylamide and bis-acrylamide to polymerize to form a gel…

Etoposide is an important chemotherapeutic agent that is used to treat a wide spectrum of human cancers. It also belongs to the drug type plant alkaloid. The primary cytotoxic target for etoposide is topoisomerase II. This ubiquitous enzyme regulates DNA under- and overwinding, and removes knots…

Cetylpyridinium chloride is used is in some types of mouthwashes, toothpastes, lozenges, throat sprays, breath sprays, and nasal sprays. It is an antiseptic that kills bacteria and other microorganisms. It has been shown to be effective in preventing dental plaque and reducing gingivitis.

Diatomaceous Earth, Acid-washed is an inert material. Diatomaceous earth acid-washed is used as a filtration aid. It is suitable for most routine filtrations.

Triolein is a symmetrical triglyceride. Triolein is used as a substrate for microbial lipases.

β-Sitosterol is a common plant steroid that possesses anticholesteremic properties. β-Sitosterol has recently been shown to induce G2/M arrest, endoreduplication, and apoptosis through the Bcl-2 and PI3K/Akt signaling pathways.

Dimethyl sulfoxide is a dipolar, aprotic solvent. Has been shown to accelerate strand renaturation (1-10% concentration) and is believed to give the nucleic acid thermal stability against depurination. Dimethyl sulfoxide is used to enhance dermal absorption of many chemicals. A solvent for many…

Propylene glycol is a clear, colorless and hygroscopic liquid. Propylene glycol contains an asymmetrical carbon atom, so it exists in two stereoisomers. The freezing point of water is depressed when mixed with propylene glycol due to increased opportunity for hydrogen bonding. Propylene glycol…

2-Hydroxypropyl-beta-Cyclodextrin are non-toxic solubilizers. The solubility of drugs increases linearly with the concentration of 2-Hydroxypropyl-b-cyclodextrin in aqueous buffer. The formation of drug/cyclodextrin complexes is a rapidly reversible reaction and complexes exist both in solution and…

p-Dimethylaminobenzaldehyde is used as a reagent for the determination of amino acids and peptides, amines, indoles, hydrazines and hydrogen peroxides as it forms colored condensation products (Schiff bases) with pyrroles and primary amines; spray reagent for tryptophan; For the determination of…

Sodium Orthovanadate is a potent alkaline phosphate inhibitor. Sodium Orthovanadate is used in the diabetes study. Sodium orthovandate was used to prepare the stop solution in dephosphorylation assay of insulin receptor kinase. It was one of the reagents used in the development of Matrix ChIP…

Citrinin is a fungal metabolite found in moldy rice. Citrinin was used to evaluate toxicity of the mycotoxin citrinin using yeast ORF DNA microarray and Oligo DNA microarray.

Hexamethylenetetramine is a tetraamine compound with a structure analogous to adamantane. Hexamethylenetetramine is used for amino acid preparation. It is also used in synthesis as a formylation agent and is employed in preparing specialized materials. It is also used as a precipitating agent. …

A mineral oil is any of various colorless, odorless, light mixtures of alkanes in the C15 to C40 range from a non-vegetable (mineral) source, particularly a distillate of petroleum.Most often, mineral oil is a liquid by-product of the distillation of petroleum to produce gasoline and other…

Chloramine T Sodium Salt Trihydrate is a reagent for selective oxidation of methionine. It is used as an antibacterial agent; a topical antiseptic. Capable of oxidative cyclization to produce various heterocycles. Nitrene source for aziridinations and aminohydroxylations. Reactant for Preparation…

Chloroplatinic acid hexahydrate is an analytical reagent. Chloroplatinic acid is used in potassium determination, purification of platinum and in catalysis.

Acetone is a commonly used material in the manufacture of various chemicals like methyl isobutyl ketone, mesityl oxide, diacetone alcohol, acetic acid (via the ketene process), iodoform, and bromoform. Other products where acetone is utilized in manufacture include rayon, photographic films, and…