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P5405

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Potassium chloride

powder, BioReagent, suitable for cell culture, suitable for insect cell culture, ≥99.0%

Synonym(s):

KCl

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About This Item

Linear Formula:
KCl
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
74.55
EC Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352302
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.71

product line

BioReagent

Assay

≥99.0%

form

powder

technique(s)

cell culture | insect: suitable
cell culture | mammalian: suitable

mp

770 °C (lit.)

solubility

H2O: 133 mg/mL

density

1.98 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

[Cl-].[K+]

InChI

1S/ClH.K/h1H;/q;+1/p-1

InChI key

WCUXLLCKKVVCTQ-UHFFFAOYSA-M

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General description

Potassium chloride (KCl) is useful in studies of ion transport and potassium channels. It is known to be used in the crystallization of histone core octamers.

Application

Potassium chloride has been used:
  • in Percoll solution for sperm sample preparation
  • In Blastocyst Cell Number Analysis by Giemsa Staining
  • As a component of noncapacitation medium

May be used for the preparation of phosphate buffered saline, and for the extraction and solubilization of proteins.

Storage Class Code

13 - Non 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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The effects of L-ergothioneine and L-ascorbic acid on the in vitro maturation (IVM) and embryonic development (IVC) of sheep oocytes
Ozturkler Y, et al.
Development, 1, 5-14 (2003)
Reconstitution of nucleosome core particles from recombinant histones and DNA
Test, 375, 23-44 (2003)
In vitro maturation and embryo production in cattle
Nuclear Transfer Protocols, 35-42 (2006)
Paternal breed effects on expression of IGF-II, BAK1 and BCL2-L1 in bovine preimplantation embryos
Valleh MV, et al.
Zygote, 23(5), 712-721 (2015)
Diffusion through channel derivatives of the Escherichia coli FhuA transport protein
Braun M, et al.
European Journal of Biochemistry, 269(20), 4948-4959 (2002)

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