U1250
Urea
ReagentPlus®, ≥99.5%, pellets
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:
NACRES:
NA.21
Quality Level
product line
ReagentPlus®
Assay
≥99.5%
form
pellets
mp
132-135 °C (lit.)
solubility
H2O: 8 M
density
1.335 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)
functional group
amine
SMILES string
NC(N)=O
InChI
1S/CH4N2O/c2-1(3)4/h(H4,2,3,4)
InChI key
XSQUKJJJFZCRTK-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Gene Information
human ... CA1(759), CA2(760)
rat ... Ppm1a(24666)
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
Urea has been used as a protein denaturing agent.
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
ReagentPlus is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany
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Storage Class Code
11 - Combustible Solids
WGK
WGK 1
Flash Point(F)
Not applicable
Flash Point(C)
Not applicable
Personal Protective Equipment
dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves
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