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M7140

Sigma-Aldrich

Methyl cellulose

viscosity: 15 cP

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CAS Number:
MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352201
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.25

biological source

synthetic (organic)

Quality Level

form

powder

color

white to off-white

viscosity

12-18 cP, 2 % in water(20 °C)

solubility

water: 50 mg/mL, clear to hazy

storage temp.

room temp

SMILES string

[*]OC[C@H]1O[C@@H](O[C@@H]2[C@@H](CO[*])O[C@@H](O[*])[C@H](O[*])[C@H]2O[*])[C@H](O[*])[C@@H](O[*])[C@@H]1O[*]

InChI key

YLGXILFCIXHCMC-JHGZEJCSSA-N

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Application

Methyl cellulose has been used in media to enhance viscosity characteristics.

Other Notes

To gain a comprehensive understanding of our extensive range of Polysaccharides for your research, we encourage you to visit our Carbohydrates Category page.

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk_germany

WGK 1

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

Eyeshields, Gloves, type N95 (US)


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Duncan MC, et al.
Nature Communications, 9(1) (2018)
Rohit C Philip et al.
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Stine S Jensen et al.
BMC cancer, 17(1), 178-178 (2017-03-09)
Glioblastoma is the most frequent and most malignant brain tumor with the patients having a median survival of only 14.6 months. Although glioblastoma patients are treated with surgery, radiation and chemotherapy recurrence is inevitable. A stem-like population of radio- and chemoresistant

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