Urea, high purity

Supplier: VWR

Synonyms: Carbonyl diamideCarbamideCarbonyldiamideDiaminomethanone

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Urea, high purity
Urea

Commonly used to denature nucleic acids for electrophoresis and to study the secondary and tertiary structure of proteins. Effective for maintaining DNA in a highly denatured state during sequencing protocols, urea is also useful for accelerating the activity of Proteinase K digestions. Effectively denatures RNA. For use in nucleic electrophoresis applications.

Formula: NH₂CONH₂
MW: 60.06 g/mol
Boiling Pt: 197 °C (1013 hPa)
Melting Pt: 132.7 °C
Density: 1.34 g/cm³ (20 °C)
Storage Temperature: Ambient
MDL Number: MFCD00008022
CAS Number: 57-13-6
EINECS: 200-315-5
REACH: 01-2119463277-33
Merck Index: 13,09935

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Specification Test Results

Abs.@280nm (5M, Water) 0.05
Biuret Test Pass
Chloride = 0.0005%
Cyanate = 0.002%
DNase none detected
Heavy Metals (as Pb) = 0.0005%
Insolubles = 0.005%
Iron = 0.0001%
Melting Point 132°C - 135°C
Protease none detected
Purity = 99.5%
RNase none detected
Solubility (5M, Water) Pass

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