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…

LB medium, a common bacterial growth medium for E.coli cells, is widely used in molecular biology. Molecular Biology Certified™ Main components are Tryptone and Yeast Extract Nutritionally rich medium Supports growth of E. coli cells Contains essential electrolytes for…

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…

Menadione sodium bisulfite is a water-soluble form of menadione, which belongs to the Vitamin K class of compounds. These are necessary for the biosynthesis of prothrombin and other blood clotting factors.

Polyvinylpyrrolidone is a water-soluble polymer made from the monomer N-vinylpyrrolidone. Typically used as thickeners, dispersing agents, detoxicant, complexing agent, lubricants and binders. Polyvinylpyrrolidone is used as an emulsifier and disintegrant for solution polymerization; also for…

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.

LB broth, Miller, 1 Kg. For the cultivation, propagation and maintenance of E. coli , B. subtilis, S. choleraesuis, C. glutamicum and other bacteria for molecular biology applications. Contains 10 g/liter sodium chloride.

Carboxymethyl ether cellulose is used in drilling muds, in detergents as a soil-suspending agent, in resin emulsion paints, adhesives, printing inks, textile sizes, as protective colloid in general. As stabilizer in foods. It is used in pharmaceuticals as a suspending agent, tablet excipient,…

Casein Peptone, Type I. Casein Peptone is supplemented to microbiological growth media.

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.…

Citric acid is a key metabolic intermediate. Citrate is the starting point of the tricarboxylic acid cycle. Its concentration also coordinates several other metabolic pathways. Citric acid can form complexes with various cations, particularly with iron and calcium. In animals, citric acid improves…

Citric acid acts as an iron chelator. It can support cholesterol/sterol, ubiquinone and isoprenoid biosynthesis in cell culture applications. In animals, citric acid improves the utilization of nutritional calcium. It is a useful buffer component.

Polyvinylpyrrolidone K 30 is used as thickeners, dispersing agents, detoxicant, complexing agent, lubricants and binders. Polyvinylpyrrolidone is a component of Denhardt′s Solution.

In the research labs it is used as an astringent, antiseptic, antibacterial and antifungal agent. Used in buffers and for calibration of polyacrylamide gel columns for the separation of oligonucleotides by capillary electrophoresis.

L-Ascorbic Acid, Sodium Salt is a vitamin widely distributed in the plant and animal kingdom. L-Ascorbic Acid, Sodium Salt is used as an antimicrobial and antioxidant in foodstuffs, a reductant for the isolation of chloroplasts. It has an effect on the nonspecific immune system. It preserves…

Ethylenediamine tetraacetic acid (EDTA) is a calcium chelator used to eliminate inhibition of enzyme catalyzed reactions due to traces of heavy metals. For use as an anticoagulant, disodium or tripotassium salts of EDTA are most commonly used.

M9 Minimal Medium Salts are suitable for the preparation of M9 Minimal Medium for use in propagation of E. coli and plasmid amplification. The resulting M9 medium can be used for maintaining positive selection pressure on plasmids coding for genes to produce essential substances such as amino acids…

Lecithin from Soy, Refined, is a natural mixture of phospholipids consisting of phosphatidyl choline, phosphatidyl ethanolamine, and phosphatidyl inositol. In soybean lecithin the predominant fatty acid is polyunsaturated linoleic acid, amounting to about 70% of the fatty acids present. …

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…

Molecular Biology Certified™ LB Lennox Agar medium is one of the most widely used medium for the growth of bacteria. MP Biomedicals offers LB media in an encapsulated format for convenience and ease of use. It is a rich Medium for the growth of E. coli and certified for plasmid and…

Ascorbic Acid, also known as Vitamin C, is a six-carbon lactone produced by plants and some animal species but not by humans and other primates. Protects cells against the damaging effects of radiation and oxygen radicals Increases the rate of mineralization in osteoblasts Involved in…

Starch or amylum is a carbohydrate consisting of a large number of glucose units joined by glycosidic bonds. Starch becomes soluble in water when heated. The granules swell and burst, the semi-crystalline structure is lost and the smaller amylose molecules start leaching out of the granule, forming…

Sodium salicylate is used as an analgesic and antipyretic. It also acts as a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID). Further, it is used as a phosphor for the detection of vacuum ultraviolet radiation and electrons. It serves as a neurofibromatosis kappa B inhibitor and reducer of oxidative…

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.

Trichloroacetic acid is an acetic acid analogue commonly used to precipitate proteins, DNA and RNA. In the presence of SDS Trichloroacetic acid will precipitate proteins which can then be quantified by the Lowry method. The compound has also found uses as a decalcifier and fixative in microscopy,…

ε-Amino-n-Caproic Acid is a lysine analog that inhibits carboxypeptidase B. Plasmin inhibitor Inhibits carboxypeptidase B Promotes rapid dissociation of plasmin by inhibiting activation of plasminogen Utilized in the clotting buffer for fibrinogen assays EACA is reported…

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. …

D-(+)-Trehalose dihydrate is a natural alpha-linked non –reducing disaccharide formed by an α,α-1,1-glucoside bond between two α-glucose units which yields 2 moles of D-glucose upon acid hydrolysis. Has 90% of the calorific content of sucrose. Inhibits polyglutamine-mediated…

Synonyms: EDTA disodium salt, (Ethylenedinitrilo)-Tetraacetic Acid disodium salt, Cheladrate, Chelaplex III, Chelaton III, Complexon III, d'E.D.T.A. Disodique, Disodium diacid ethylenediaminetetraacetate, Disodium ethylenediaminetetraacetate dihydrate, EDTA-Na₂, Edathamil, Edetate…

Potassium bicarbonate is a widely used reagent in research and industrial applications. Potassium bicarbonate has been used in studies of renal disorders and the relationship of muscle injury to this process. Potassium bicarbonate has been shown to inhibit the growth of Aspergillus parasiticus in…

Linolenic acid belongs to the class of omega-3 fatty acids. A polyunsaturated essential fatty acid. An 18 carbon polyunsaturated essential fatty acid, has been found to exert in vitro anti-inflammatory effects in murine intestine. Mechanistic studies suggest that this compound decreases…

Use as a TCA (Krebs cycle) supplement in cell culture applications. Sodium succinate dibasic hexahydrate can be used to study x-ray crystallography, protein structural analysis, proteomics and optimization reagents. Sodium succinate dibasic hexahydrate has been used to determine the calorimetric…