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Microcystin-LW solution

Synonym(s):

Biotoxin, Cyanobacterial toxin, Algae bloom toxin

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C54H72N8O12
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
1025.20
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
41116107
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.24

technique(s)

HPLC: suitable
gas chromatography (GC): suitable

Quality Level

application(s)

cleaning products
cosmetics
environmental
food and beverages
personal care

format

single component solution

storage temp.

−20°C

SMILES string

CO[C@@H](Cc1ccccc1)[C@@H](C)\C=C(C)\C=C\[C@@H]2NC(=O)[C@H](Cc3c[nH]c4ccccc34)NC(=O)[C@@H](C)[C@@H](NC(=O)[C@H](CC(C)C)NC(=O)[C@@H](C)NC(=O)C(=C)N(C)C(=O)CC[C@@H](NC(=O)[C@H]2C)C(O)=O)C(O)=O

InChI

1S/C54H72N8O12/c1-29(2)24-42-52(69)61-46(54(72)73)33(6)48(65)59-43(27-37-28-55-40-19-15-14-18-38(37)40)51(68)57-39(21-20-30(3)25-31(4)44(74-10)26-36-16-12-11-13-17-36)32(5)47(64)58-41(53(70)71)22-23-45(63)62(9)35(8)50(67)56-34(7)49(66)60-42/h11-21,25,28-29,31-34,39,41-44,46,55H,8,22-24,26-27H2,1-7,9-10H3,(H,56,67)(H,57,68)(H,58,64)(H,59,65)(H,60,66)(H,61,69)(H,70,71)(H,72,73)/b21-20+,30-25+/t31-,32-,33-,34+,39-,41+,42-,43-,44-,46+/m0/s1

InChI key

CJIASZBWXIFQMU-LNXRSHCCSA-N

General description

Microcystin-LW is a toxic analog of microcystin produced by cyanobacteria in freshwater systems.

Application

Microcystin-LW may be used as an analytical reference standard for the determination of the analyte in raw and treated waters using high-performance liquid chromatography with photo-diode array detection (HPLC-PDA).
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Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 2 Inhalation - Acute Tox. 3 Dermal - Acute Tox. 3 Oral - Flam. Liq. 2 - Resp. Sens. 1 - STOT SE 1

Target Organs

Eyes

Storage Class Code

3 - Flammable liquids

WGK

WGK 2

Flash Point(F)

51.8 °F

Flash Point(C)

11 °C

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Extraction and high-performance liquid chromatographic method for the determination of microcystins in raw and treated waters.
Lawton AL, et al.
Analyst, 119(7), 1525-1530 (1994)

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