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P3143

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Poly(ethyleneimine) solution

analytical standard, 50 % (w/v) in H2O

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Synonym(s):
Ethyleneimine polymer solution, PEI
CAS Number:
9002-98-6
PubChem Substance ID:
24898396

grade

analytical standard

Quality Level

100

mol wt

Mn ~60,000
Mw 750,000

concentration

50 % (w/v) in H2O

technique(s)

gel permeation chromatography (GPC): suitable

format

single component solution

InChI

1S/C2H5N/c1-2-3-1/h3H,1-2H2

InChI key

NOWKCMXCCJGMRR-UHFFFAOYSA-N

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Application

Poly(ethyleneimine) is a water soluble polymer used as a membrane lubricant for filtering frozen cell membranes. PEI cellulose in small columns will separate cyclic nucleotides from related compounds at the same electrolyte concentration that is used for thin layer chromatography on PEI cellulose-coated plates. PEI solution may also be used in the synthesis of a nanofibrous membrane, which may be used in the adsorption of anionic dyes and heavy metal ions from wastewater samples.

Packaging

1 L in poly bottle
100, 500 mL in poly bottle

Pictograms

Exclamation markEnvironment
GHS07,GHS09

Signal Word

Warning

Hazard Statements

H302 - H317 - H319 - H411

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 4 Oral - Aquatic Chronic 2 - Eye Irrit. 2 - Skin Sens. 1

Storage Class Code

10 - Combustible liquids

WGK

WGK 2

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

Certificate of Analysis

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Certificate of Origin

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Product Information Sheet

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  1. Which document(s) contains shelf-life or expiration date information for a given product?

    If available for a given product, the recommended re-test date or the expiration date can be found on the Certificate of Analysis.

  2. How do I get lot-specific information or a Certificate of Analysis?

    The lot specific COA document can be found by entering the lot number above under the "Documents" section.

  3. What is the molar concentration of Product P3143, Poly(ethyleneimine) solution?

    This product is nominally a 50% w/v solution of PEI in water, meaning 50 grams of poly(ethyleneimine) per 100 mL of solution. Concentrations of polymer solutions (such as PEI) are commonly reported either as a percentage or mg/mL, not in terms of molarity.

  4. The product description of Product P3143, Poly(ethyleneimine) solution, on sigmaaldrich.com appears to give two molecular weight values, Mn and Mw. What do those abbreviations stand for, and why are the two values so different?

    Mn is the number average molecular weight. This corresponds to the "true average" or mean; that is, the sum of the molecular weights divided by the number of molecules. Mw is the weight average molecular weight. This corresponds to the median value; that is, there are as many molecules smaller than the weight average molecular weight as there are larger than the weight average molecular weight. The fact that the two molecular weight values are so different means that there is a large, non-symmetrical distribution of molecular weights; the largest molecules probably have a molecular weight of several million.

  5. What is the purity of Product P3143, Poly(ethyleneimine) solution?

    This product is a polymer with a large molecular weight distribution. It is not amenable to being analyzed by typical chromatographic assays such as HPLC or TLC. Therefore, we do not report an overall purity value for this product.

  6. Do you have any references that describe using Product P3143, Poly(ethyleneimine) solution, in enzyme isolation or for transfections?

    For enzyme isolation, see:J.J. Jendrisak and R.R. Burgess, Biochem., 14(21), 4639-4645 (1975), "A new method for the large-scale purification of wheat germ DNA-dependent RNA polymerase II".This paper describes preparing a 10% stock solution, which was adjusted to pH 7.9 by adding hydrochloric acid.PEI has also been used for the precipitation of nucleic acids in the purification process of aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases:von der Haar, F., "Purification of Aminoacyl-tRNA Synthetases", Methods in Enzymology, 59, 257-267 (1979).For transfections, see the following references:Boussif, O. et al., "A versatile vector for gene and oligonucleotide transfer into cells in culture and in vivo: Polyethylenimine." Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 92(16), 7297-7301 (1995).Thomas, M. and Klibanov, A.M., "Conjugation to gold nanoparticles enhances polyethylenimine's transfer of plasmid DNA into mammalian cells." Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA, 100(16), 9138-9143 (2003).

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