rac Dithiothreitol

CAS: 3483-12-3

Ref. TR-D494285

Product Information

• Name: rac Dithiothreitol
• Synonyms: (2R,3R)-rel-1,4-Dimercapto-2,3-butanediol, (±)-1,4-Dimercapto-2,3-butanediol, (±)-Dithiothreitol, 1,4-Dithio-DL-threitol, 1,4-Dithiothreitol, Cleland's reagent, DL-1,4-Dimercapto-2,3-dihydroxybutane, DL-1,4-Dithiothreitol, DL-Dithiothreitol, DTT, DTT (threitol derivative), Dithiothreitol, Reagents, Cleland's, Sputolysin, WR 34678, threo-1,4-Dimercapto-2,3-butanediol, threo-2,3-Dihydroxy-1,4-butanedithiol
• Brand: TRC
• Description: Applications Dithiothreitol is a redox reagent commonly used as a reducing agent for thiolated DNA. Dithiothreitol is also used to reduce the disulfide bonds of proteins. Not a dangerous good if item is equal to or less than 1g/ml and there is less than 100g/ml in the packageReferences Lee, C.-Y. et al.: Langmuir, 21, 5134 (2005); Lu, B.-Y. et al.: Anal. Biochem., 405, 67 (405)

Chemical properties

• Molecular weight: 154.25
• Formula: C₄H₁₀O₂S₂
• Color/Form: Neat
• InChI: InChI=1S/C4H10O2S2/c5-3(1-7)4(6)2-8/h3-8H,1-2H2/t3-,4-/m1/s1
• InChI key: InChIKey=VHJLVAABSRFDPM-QWWZWVQMSA-N
• SMILES: O[C@H](CS)[C@H](O)CS