38708

Cereulide solution

20 μg/g in acetonitrile, certified reference material, TraceCERT^®, Manufactured by: Sigma-Aldrich Production GmbH, Switzerland

• Empirical Formula (Hill Notation): C₅₇H₉₆N₆O₁₈
• CAS Number: 157232-64-9
• Molecular Weight: 1153.40
• MDL number: MFCD24448755
• NACRES: NA.24

Properties

• grade: certified reference material; TraceCERT^®
• Quality Level: 300
• product line: TraceCERT^®
• shelf life: limited shelf life, expiry date on the label
• manufacturer/tradename: Manufactured by: Sigma-Aldrich Production GmbH, Switzerland
• concentration: 20 μg/g in acetonitrile
• format: single component solution
• storage temp.: −20°C

Description

General description

This certified reference material (CRM) is produced and certified in accordance with ISO/IEC 17025 and ISO 17034. This CRM is traceable to the SI through a primary reference material from an NMI, e.g. NIST, NRC or NMIJ.
Certified content incl. uncertainty and expiry date are given on the certificate.

The cyclic peptide Cereulide is a strong cytotoxin produced by some strains of Bacillus cereus and Bacillus megaterium. When ingested, it causes nausea and vomiting. It is both heat and acid stable and can be present mainly in stark-rich foods such as pasta or rice. This certified reference material together with its isotope labelled analogue 42354 is suitable to be used for ISO method 18465:2017 or similar LC-MS methods.

Legal Information

TraceCERT is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

Safety Information

• pictograms: GHS06
• signalword: Danger
• hcodes: H300 + H310
• pcodes: P262 - P264 - P270 - P280 - P301 + P310 - P302 + P352 + P310
• Hazard Classifications: Acute Tox. 1 Dermal - Acute Tox. 1 Oral
• Storage Class: 6.1A - Combustible, acute toxic Cat. 1 and 2 / very toxic hazardous materials
• wgk_germany: WGK 1
• flash_point_f: Not applicable
• flash_point_c: Not applicable