84097

Sucrose

BioUltra, for molecular biology, ≥99.5% (HPLC)

• Synonym(s): α-D-Glc-(1→2)-β-D-Fru, α-D-Glucopyranosyl β-D-fructofuranoside, β-D-Fructofuranosyl-α-D-glucopyranoside, D(+)-Saccharose, Sugar
• Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): C₁₂H₂₂O₁₁
• CAS Number: 57-50-1
• Molecular Weight: 342.30
• Beilstein: 90825
• EC Number: 200-334-9
• MDL number: MFCD00006626
• UNSPSC Code: 12352201
• PubChem Substance ID: 57652987
• NACRES: NA.25

Properties

• grade: for molecular biology
• Quality Level: 200
• product line: BioUltra
• Assay: ≥99.5% (HPLC)
• form: crystals
• optical activity: [α]20/D +66.5±1°, c = 26% in H₂O
• impurities: DNases, none detected; RNases, none detected; insoluble matter, passes filter test; phosphatases, none detected; proteases, none detected
• ign. residue: ≤0.01% (as SO₄)
• loss: ≤0.1% loss on drying, 20 °C (HV)
• color: white
• pH: 5.0-7.0 (25 °C, 1 M in H₂O)
• mp: 185-187 °C (lit.)
• solubility: H₂O: 1 M at 20 °C, clear, colorless
• anion traces: chloride (Cl^-): ≤50 mg/kg; sulfate (SO₄^2-): ≤50 mg/kg
• cation traces: Al: ≤5 mg/kg; As: ≤0.1 mg/kg; Ba: ≤5 mg/kg; Bi: ≤5 mg/kg; Ca: ≤10 mg/kg; Cd: ≤5 mg/kg; Co: ≤5 mg/kg; Cr: ≤5 mg/kg; Cu: ≤5 mg/kg; Fe: ≤5 mg/kg; K: ≤50 mg/kg; Li: ≤5 mg/kg; Mg: ≤5 mg/kg; Mn: ≤5 mg/kg; Mo: ≤5 mg/kg; Na: ≤50 mg/kg; Ni: ≤5 mg/kg; Pb: ≤5 mg/kg; Sr: ≤5 mg/kg; Zn: ≤5 mg/kg
• λ: 1 M in H₂O
• SMILES string: OC[C@H]1O[C@H](O[C@]2(CO)O[C@H](CO)[C@@H](O)[C@@H]2O)[C@H](O)[C@@H](O)[C@@H]1O
• UV absorption: λ: 260 nm A_max: 0.12; λ: 280 nm A_max: 0.10
• InChI: 1S/C12H22O11/c13-1-4-6(16)8(18)9(19)11(21-4)23-12(3-15)10(20)7(17)5(2-14)22-12/h4-11,13-20H,1-3H2/t4-,5-,6-,7-,8+,9-,10+,11-,12+/m1/s1
• InChI key: CZMRCDWAGMRECN-UGDNZRGBSA-N

Description

Application

Sucrose is a widely used nutitional disaccharide of glucose and fructose. Sucrose is used in molecular biology for the preparation of density gradients.

Other Notes

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Isopycnic centrifugation in a discontinuous sucrose density gradient e.g. in the isolation of mRNA from membrane-bound polysomes

Safety Information

• 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