2-Mercaptoethanol, Electrophoresis Grade, 98+%

CAS: 60-24-2

Ref. 02-J66742

Product Information

• Name: 2-Mercaptoethanol, Electrophoresis Grade, 98+%
• Synonyms: β-mercaptoethanol monothioethyleneglycol thiomonoglycol thioglycol monothioglycol 2-mercaptoethanol (substance) mercaptoetanol, 1-Hydroxy-2-mercaptoethane, 1-Mercapto-2-hydroxyethane, 2-Hydroxy-1-ethanethiol, 2-Hydroxyethanethiol, 2-Hydroxyethyl mercaptan, 2-Me, 2-Mercapto Ethanol, 2-Mercapto-1-ethanol, 2-Mercaptoetanol, 2-Mercaptoethanol, 2-Mercaptoethyl alcohol, 2-Sulfanylethan-1-ol, 2-Sulfanylethanol, Beta-mercapto, Beta-mercaptoethanol, Ethylene glycol, monothio-, Hydroxyethyl mercaptan, Mercaptoethanol, Monothioaethylenglykol, Monothioethylene glycol, Monothioglycol, Nsc 3723, Thioethylene glycol, Thioglycol, Thiomonoglycol, Β-Met, β-Hydroxyethanethiol, β-Hydroxyethylmercaptan, β-Mercapto, β-Mercaptoethanol

Description

β-Mercaptoethanol can act as an enzyme reactivator in systems necessitating reduction for activation, and has been commonly used to reduce disulfide bonds in order to separate protein subunits for use in electrophoresis. This product can also be used to form o-Phthalaldehyde-beta-mercaptoethanol (OPAME), a fluorogenic reagent shown to detect amino acids based on its reaction with primary amines. More recently OPAME has been used to distinguish between ssDNA/dsDNA and even single base mismatches in the hybridization of DNA. It is widely used for retarding oxidation of biological compounds in solution. This Thermo Scientific Chemicals brand product was originally part of the Alfa Aesar product portfolio. Some documentation and label information may refer to the legacy brand. The original Alfa Aesar product / item code or SKU reference has not changed as a part of the brand transition to Thermo Scientific Chemicals.

• Brand: Alfa Aesar By Thermo Fisher Scientific

Chemical properties

• Molecular weight: 78.13
• Formula: C₂H₆OS
• Purity: 98+%
• Color/Form: Liquid, Clear and colorless
• InChI key: DGVVWUTYPXICAM-UHFFFAOYSA-N