Isopropanol is widely used for precipitating nucleic acids. The nucleic acid precipitate, which is formed in the presence of moderate concentrations of monovalent cations, is recovered by centrifugation and redissolved in an appropriate buffer at the desired concentrations.

For Histological Use Formula: (2-Propanol) CH₃CH(OH)CH₃ Formula Weight: 60.10 CAS Number: 67-63-0