M2393

Magnesium chloride hexahydrate

BioReagent, suitable for cell culture, suitable for insect cell culture

• Synonym(s): MgCl₂ hexahydrate, MgCl₂.6H₂O
• Linear Formula: MgCl₂ · 6H₂O
• CAS Number: 7791-18-6
• Molecular Weight: 203.30
• EC Number: 232-094-6
• MDL number: MFCD00149781
• UNSPSC Code: 12352302
• PubChem Substance ID: 24896729
• NACRES: NA.71

Properties

• product line: BioReagent
• technique(s): cell culture | insect: suitable; cell culture | mammalian: suitable
• solubility: H₂O: soluble 500 mg/mL, clear, colorless
• SMILES string: O.O.O.O.O.O.Cl[Mg]Cl
• InChI: 1S/2ClH.Mg.6H2O/h2*1H;;6*1H2/q;;+2;;;;;;/p-2
• InChI key: DHRRIBDTHFBPNG-UHFFFAOYSA-L

Description

Application

Magnesium chloride hexahydrate (MgCl₂·6H₂O) has been used:

• to prepare electrochemical substrate solution for surface treatment and immunoassay preparation of monoclonal anti-creatine kinase (CK-MB) antibody
• as a component of casamino acids medium (Hv-Ca) to culture Haloferax volcanii strains
• to prepare hydrated-salt poly(vinylidenefluoride)-hexafluoropropylene P(VDF-HFP)/MgCl₂·6H₂O nanocomposite film to study its phase transformation, surface morphology and dielectric property

Biochem/physiol Actions

Magnesium chloride is commonly used as a reagent in chemistry and molecular biology as a source of magnesium ions. Magnesium exhibits several biological roles in enzymology, cell membrane and wall structural integrity, muscle cell physiology, and nucleic acid structure. It functions as a co-factor in various enzymes, like deoxyribonuclease (DNAse), the restriction enzymes EcoRI and EcoRV, and Ribonuclease H. Magnesium stabilizes polymeric nucleic acids including ribozymes and transfer RNA.

Safety Information

• 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