Resorcinol is an aromatic alcohol used in large scale processes such as tanning, the manufacture of resins and resin adhesives, the production of hexylresorcinol and p-aminosalicylic acid, and the dyeing and printing of textiles.

Chromium potassium sulfate is the potassium double sulfate of chromium. Chromium alum is used in the tanning of leather. It was also used in gelatine emulsions in photographic film as hardener.

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,…

Ammonium persulfate is a strong oxidizing agent. It is a radical initiator. Ammonium persulfate is a polymerization catalyst used with TEMED for polyacrylamide gel formation. APS has also been utilized to study protein-protein interactions via photoinitiated crosslinking chemistry. Other…

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…

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.

Zeolite, a microporous, aluminosilicate mineral, is used as a molecular sieve and as an adsorbent of a wide variety of cations, such as Na+, K+, Ca2+, Mg2+ and others. Hydrated alkali-aluminum silicate. Zeolites occur naturally in sedimentary and volcanic rocks, altered basalts, ores, clay…

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…

Cholic acid is used in the solubilization of membrane-bound proteins in their native state. It is a component for the preparation of liposomes. It has also been used in a study to investigate the elastic deformable vesicles, transfersomes, for transdermal drug delivery.

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. …

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.…

A vitamin/enzyme cofactor found in milk, eggs, malted barley, liver, kidney, heart, leafy vegetables. Richest natural source is yeast. Occurs in the free form only in the retina of the eye, in whey, and in urine; bioactive forms occurring in tissues and cells are riboflavin monophosphate and…

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…

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.

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…

Urea is a prinicipal protein metabolite end product of nitrogen metabolism in most mammals, formed by the enzymatic reactions of the Kreb's cycle and the major product for the removal of free ammonia (NH4+) in vivo. Urea is a mild agent usually used in the solubilization and denaturation of…

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

Thiobarbituric acid (TBA) reaction has been used to detect lipid oxidation. When lipids are oxidized, malonaldehyde is formed. TBA reacts with malonaldehyde in hot acid to form a red complex of malonaldehyde:TBA (1:2). Used to quantitate lipopolysaccharides, carrageenan, and sialic acids; used…

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…

Starch is a carbohydrate consisting of a large number of glucose units joined by glycosidic bonds. It contains Approximately 75% amylopectin & 25% amylose. This polysaccharide is produced by all green plants as an energy store. It is the most common carbohydrate in the human diet and is…

Pyruvic acid is an intermediate in sugar metabolism and in enzymatic carbohydrate degradation (alcoholic fermentation) where it is converted to acetaldehyde and CO2 by carboxylase. In muscle, pyruvic acid (derived from glycogen) is reduced to lactic acid during exertion, which is reoxidized and…

Choline bitartrate is a acyl group acceptor. Bitarate is added to the choline to speed up the absorption rate within the human body. Choline Bitartrate is an essential nutrient, generally grouped as a B vitamin, that helps to improve cognitive function and aids fat metabolism. Choline…

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…

Used in the synthesis of surface active agents, pharmaceuticals, dyes; an antimonate as antiprotozoal. Used as a Na+ substitute in systems to maintain physiological solutions as isotonic but without sodium. Has also been used in the studies of rabbit cerebral artery, rabbit cardiac myocytes,…

Molybdenum Trioxide is used as a precursor to LAMOX fast ion conductors and superconductors. Also Used in the solid state synthesis of a remarkable ternary, reduced molybdenum oxide, Pr4Mo9O18, whose structure contains previously unknown Mo7, Mo13 and Mo19 clusters. The new cluster product is a…