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Urea

Vetec, reagent grade, 99%

Synonym(s):

Carbamide, Carbonyldiamide

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About This Item

Linear Formula:
NH2CONH2
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
60.06
Beilstein:
635724
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352100
PubChem Substance ID:

grade

reagent grade

product line

Vetec

Assay

99%

mp

132-135 °C (lit.)

density

1.335 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

NC(N)=O

InChI

1S/CH4N2O/c2-1(3)4/h(H4,2,3,4)

InChI key

XSQUKJJJFZCRTK-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

Urea is a chaotropic agent and is used for protein denaturation. It disturbs the hydrogen bonds in the secondary, tertiary and quaternary structure of proteins. Urea can also disturb hydrogen bonds present in DNA secondary structure.

Application

Used for the denaturation of proteins and as a mild solubilization agent for insoluble or denatured proteins. Useful for renaturing proteins from samples already denatured with 6 M guanidine chloride such as inclusion bodies. May be used with guanidine hydrochloride and dithiothreitrol (DTT) in the refolding of denatured proteins into their native or active form.

Legal Information

Vetec is a trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

WGK

WGK 1

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable


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