M6385

Methyl cellulose

viscosity: 25 cP

• CAS Number: 9004-67-5
• MDL number: MFCD00081763
• UNSPSC Code: 12352201
• PubChem Substance ID: 24897005
• NACRES: NA.25

Properties

• Quality Level: 200
• form: powder
• color: white to off-white
• viscosity: 20-30 cP, 2 % in water(20 °C)
• SMILES string: [*]OC[C@H]1O[C@@H](O[C@@H]2[C@@H](CO[*])O[C@@H](O[*])[C@H](O[*])[C@H]2O[*])[C@H](O[*])[C@@H](O[*])[C@@H]1O[*]
• InChI key: YLGXILFCIXHCMC-JHGZEJCSSA-N

Description

General description

Methyl cellulose (MC) is a simple derivative of cellulose.

Application

Methyl cellulose has been used:

• as a supplement for culturing multicellular spheroids of SH-SY5Y cells
• as a supplement for culturing tumor cell spheroids
• to generate and study the rheological behavior of aqueous mullite-albumin-methylcellulose systems

Biochem/physiol Actions

Methyl cellulose (MC) acts as a laxative and is hydrophilic. It has therapeutic effects against constipation, irritable bowel syndrome, and diverticulosis due to its bulk-forming and stool softening properties. MC has the potential to treat patients with ileostomies and colostomies. It may also be used as a stabilizer and emulsifier. MC is a component of eye drops and contact lens solutions.

Other Notes

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Safety Information

• Storage Class: 11 - Combustible Solids
• wgk_germany: WGK 1
• flash_point_f: Not applicable
• flash_point_c: Not applicable
• ppe: Eyeshields, Gloves, type N95 (US)