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L4158

Lithium acetate dihydrate

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Synonym(s):

Acetic acid lithium salt

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Linear Formula:
CH3COOLi · 2H2O
CAS Number:
6108-17-4
Molecular Weight:
102.02
UNSPSC Code:
12352302
NACRES:
NA.31
PubChem Substance ID:
24896363
EC Number:
208-914-3
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
3564320
MDL number:
MFCD00066949
Form:
solid
Solubility:
H2O: 1 M, clear, colorless

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Product Name

Lithium acetate dihydrate, BioXtra

InChI key

IAQLJCYTGRMXMA-UHFFFAOYSA-M

InChI

1S/C2H4O2.Li.2H2O/c1-2(3)4;;;/h1H3,(H,3,4);;2*1H2/q;+1;;/p-1

SMILES string

[Li+].[H]O[H].[H]O[H].CC([O-])=O

product line

BioXtra

form

solid

impurities

≤0.001% Phosphorus (P)
≤0.1% Insoluble matter

mp

53-56 °C (lit.)

solubility

H2O: 1 M, clear, colorless

anion traces

chloride (Cl-): ≤0.5%
sulfate (SO42-): ≤0.05%

cation traces

Al: ≤0.0005%
Ca: ≤0.005%
Cu: ≤0.0005%
Fe: ≤0.0005%
K: ≤0.005%
Mg: ≤0.001%
NH4+: ≤0.05%
Na: ≤0.005%
Pb: ≤0.001%
Zn: ≤0.0005%

Quality Level

200

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Application

Lithium acetate dihydrate has been used for yeast transformation.

General description

Lithium acetate dihydrate is one of the commercially available forms of lithium acetate. Lithium acetate is a common salt with variety of applications such as, product for efficient yeast transformation, drug formulation and therapy, lithium-6 CP/MAS standard, solvent and catalyst. In addition, it is also used as a buffer for gel electrophoresis of DNA and RNA, additive or catalyst for textiles and polymer production and as a precursor material for batteries and ferromagnetic nanoparticles.

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 1

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

Eyeshields, Gloves, type N95 (US)

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MtNODULE ROOT1 and MtNODULE ROOT2 are essential for indeterminate nodule identity
Magne K, et al.
Plant Physiology, 178(1), 295-316 (2018)
Mating based split-ubiquitin assay for detection of protein interactions
Horaruang W and Zhang B
Bio-protocol, 7(4), e2258-e2258 (2017)
Anhydrous lithium acetate polymorphs and its hydrates: three-dimensional coordination polymers
Martinez Casado FJ, et al.
Crystal Growth & Design, 11(4), 1021-1032 (2011)
Single-step marker switching in Schizosaccharomyces pombe using a lithium acetate transformation protocol
Brown SD and Lorenz A
Bio-protocol, 6(24), 295-316 (2016)
Mireia Garriga-Canut et al.
Methods (San Diego, Calif.), 178, 19-32 (2019-09-08)
Understanding which proteins and RNAs directly interact is crucial for revealing cellular mechanisms of gene regulation. Efficient methods allowing to detect RNA-protein interactions and dissect the underlying molecular origin for RNA-binding protein (RBP) specificity are in high demand. The recently
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Articles

Yeast Transformation Introduction

Transformation introduces exogenous DNA into cells, a fundamental genetic modification process demonstrated in Streptococcus pneumoniae.

酵母转化简介

转化是将外源DNA引入细胞，引起遗传变异或基因修饰的过程。1928年，Griffith首次报道了利用肺炎链球菌进行的转化。Avery等人于1944年证明了DNA转化的原理。

Protocols

Yeast Transformation Protocols

Yeasts are considered model systems for eukaryotic studies as they exhibit fast growth and have dispersed cells.

酵母转化实验方法

酵母因能够快速生长并具有分散的细胞而被认为是用于真核生物研究的模范系统。

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