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Ficoll® 400

BioXtra, for molecular biology, lyophilized powder

Synonym(s):

Polysucrose 400, Ficoll 400

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CAS Number:
26873-85-8
MDL number:
MFCD00081599
UNSPSC Code:
12352200
NACRES:
NA.52

biological source

non-animal source

Quality Level

200

grade

Molecular Biology
for molecular biology

product line

BioXtra

form

lyophilized powder

foreign activity

DNase (Exonuclease), NICKase (Endonuclease), RNase and Protease, none detected

storage temp.

room temp

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General description

Ficoll® 400 is a non-ionic synthetic polymer of sucrose used for cell separation and organ isolation.

Application

Suitable for
  • hybridization experiments to reduce non-specific binding of labeled probes to the membrane
  • preparation of DNA loading buffer (15% Ficoll®, 0.25% bromophenol blue and 0.25% xylene cyanol FF
  • separation of cells with similar density but different size (PBMC from human peripheral blood, bone marrow and umbilical cord blood)
  • producing density gradients to separate subcellular components
  • vitrification of cell and tissue samples.
  • to compare the effect of different perfusates on Hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction (HPV).
Used for cell separation and organelle isolation.

Features and Benefits

  • free from DNases, RNases, phosphatases and proteases
  • preserves functional and morphological integrity of the separated cells

Other Notes

A nonionic synthetic polymer of sucrose.

Legal Information

Ficoll is a registered trademark of Cytiva

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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Gaye Cetinkaya et al.
Cryobiology, 63(3), 292-297 (2011-10-25)
Preservation of cell and tissue samples from endangered species is a part of biodiversity conservation strategy. Therefore, setting up proper cell and tissue cryopreservation methods is very important as these tissue samples and cells could be used to reintroduce the
Hae Young Yoo et al.
Pulmonary circulation, 3(2), 396-405 (2013-09-10)
Hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction (HPV) is a compensatory physiological mechanism in the lung that optimizes the matching of ventilation to perfusion and thereby maximizes gas exchange. Historically, HPV has been primarily studied in isolated perfused/ventilated lungs; however, the results of these
Ivana Gessara et al.
Stem cell reports, 16(4), 784-796 (2021-03-20)
The ability to genetically manipulate organisms has led to significant insights into functional genomics in many species. In birds, manipulation of the genome is hindered by the inaccessibility of the one-cell embryo. During embryonic development, avian primordial germ cells (PGCs)
Weihua Fei et al.
PLoS genetics, 7(7), e1002201-e1002201 (2011-08-11)
Lipid droplets (LDs) are important cellular organelles that govern the storage and turnover of lipids. Little is known about how the size of LDs is controlled, although LDs of diverse sizes have been observed in different tissues and under different
Oindrila Bhattacharya et al.
Plant methods, 16, 131-131 (2020-09-29)
Chloroplasts are critical organelles that perceive and convey metabolic and stress signals to different cellular components, while remaining the seat of photosynthesis and a metabolic factory. The proteomes of intact leaves, chloroplasts, and suborganellar fractions of plastids have been evaluated
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FICOLL 400*

Ficoll 400 is a highly branched polymer formed by the copolymerization of sucrose and epichlorohydrin. Ficoll 400 is completely non-ionic. Because of the abundance of hydroxyl groups, Ficoll 400 is very hydrophilic and extremely water-soluble.

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