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L5000

Sigma-Aldrich

N-Lauroylsarcosine, neat

≥95%

Synonym(s):

N-Dodecanoyl-N-methylglycine, Sarkosyl L

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Linear Formula:
CH3(CH2)10CON(CH3)CH2COOH
CAS Number:
97-78-9
Molecular Weight:
271.40
EC Number:
202-608-3
MDL number:
MFCD00021749
UNSPSC Code:
12161900
PubChem Substance ID:
24896382
NACRES:
NA.21

description

anionic

Quality Level

200

Assay

≥95%

mol wt

average mol wt 600

aggregation number

2

CMC

14.6

SMILES string

CCCCCCCCCCCC(=O)N(C)CC(O)=O

InChI

1S/C15H29NO3/c1-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10-11-12-14(17)16(2)13-15(18)19/h3-13H2,1-2H3,(H,18,19)

InChI key

BACYUWVYYTXETD-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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General description

N-Lauroylsarcosine is an anionic surfactant with an ability to denature proteins. Due to its microbicidal property, N-lauroylsarcosine is being considered as a potent anti-microbicide in topical formulations, especially against sexually transmitted diseases (STDs).

Physical form

May be liquid at room temperature

Pictograms

Skull and crossbonesCorrosion
GHS06,GHS05

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Statements

H315,H318,H330

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 2 Inhalation - Eye Dam. 1 - Skin Irrit. 2

Storage Class Code

6.1A - Combustible acute toxic Cat. 1 and 2 / very toxic hazardous materials

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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JAN Code

L5000-50G:
L5000-VAR:
L5000-BULK:
L5000-100G:
L5000-500G:

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Roslyn N Brown et al.
Journal of proteome research, 9(9), 4454-4463 (2010-08-10)
A simple and effective subcellular proteomic method for fractionation based on osmotic lysis, differential centrifugation, and Sarkosyl solubilization was applied to the Gram-negative bacterium Shewanella oneidensis to gain insight into its subcellular architecture. Global differences in bacterial cytoplasm, inner membrane
Yoshiaki Furukawa et al.
The Journal of biological chemistry, 285(29), 22221-22231 (2010-04-21)
More than 100 different mutations in Cu,Zn-superoxide dismutase (SOD1) are linked to a familial form of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (fALS). Pathogenic mutations facilitate fibrillar aggregation of SOD1, upon which significant structural changes of SOD1 have been assumed; in general, however
Kunie Ando et al.
The American journal of pathology, 178(2), 803-816 (2011-02-02)
Many models of human tauopathies have been generated in mice by expression of a human mutant tau with maintained expression of mouse endogenous tau. Because murine tau might interfere with the toxic effects of human mutant tau, we generated a
Jocelyne Piret et al.
Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy, 46(9), 2933-2942 (2002-08-17)
The mechanisms of herpes simplex virus (HSV) inactivation by sodium lauryl sulfate (SLS) and n-lauroylsarcosine (LS), two anionic surfactants with protein denaturant potency, have been evaluated in cultured cells. Results showed that pretreatment of HSV type 1 (HSV-1) strain F
Yoshiaki Furukawa et al.
The Journal of biological chemistry, 286(21), 18664-18672 (2011-04-02)
The transactivation response element (TAR) DNA-binding protein-43 (TDP-43) is a nuclear protein that normally regulates transcription and splicing. Abnormal accumulation of insoluble inclusions containing TDP-43 has been recently reported in the affected tissues of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) patients. Here
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