CAS Number: 7786-30-3
Linear Formula: MgCl2
Molecular Weight: 95.21
MDL Number: MFCD00011106
PubChem Substance ID: 24896582
Components
Magnesium chloride solution contains 1M magnesium chloride in 18 megaohm water.
General description
Magnesium is a typical ionic halide, and is very soluble in water. Magnesium has a variety of biological roles in enzymology, cell membrane/wall structure, muscle cell physiology, and nucleic acid structure. Magnesium is an essential co-factor in many enzymes, including DNAse, some restriction enzymes, and Ribonuclease H.
Magnesium chloride is widely used to supply the magnesium ion in various molecular biology applications, including PCR reactions.
Quality level: PREMIUM
Grade: for molecular biology
Sterility: 0.2 µm filtered
Form: liquid
Concentration: 1.00 M±0.01 M
Cation traces: heavy metals (as Pb): =5 ppm
Foreign activity: DNase, RNase, NICKase and protease, none detected
Storage temp.: room temp