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T5500

2-Thiobarbituric acid

≥98%

Synonym(s):

4,6-Dihydroxy-2-mercaptopyrimidine, 4,6-Dihydroxypyrimidine-2-thiol, TBA

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About This Item

Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C4H4N2O2S
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
144.15
UNSPSC Code:
12352106
NACRES:
NA.25
PubChem Substance ID:
EC Number:
207-985-8
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
120663
MDL number:
Assay:
≥98%
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Quality Level

assay

≥98%

drug control

regulated under CDSA - not available from Sigma-Aldrich Canada

mp

245 °C (dec.) (lit.)

SMILES string

O=C1CC(=O)NC(=S)N1

InChI

1S/C4H4N2O2S/c7-2-1-3(8)6-4(9)5-2/h1H2,(H2,5,6,7,8,9)

InChI key

RVBUGGBMJDPOST-UHFFFAOYSA-N

General description

2-Thiobarbituric acid is a molecule made up of heteroatoms: nitrogen, sulphur and oxygen.

Application

2-Thiobarbituric acid has been used to measure malondialdehyde (MDA) in lipid peroxidation assay.

Biochem/physiol Actions

2-Thiobarbituric acid (TBA) is useful to quantitate lipopolysaccharides, carrageenan, and sialic acids. It is also used to detect lipid hydroperoxides and lipid oxidation. It has applications in the field of medicine and biochemistry. TBA may possess the ability to prevent metal corrosion.


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Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 2

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

Eyeshields, Gloves, type N95 (US)



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The inhibition effect of 2-thiobarbituric acid on the corrosion performance of mild steel in HCl solutions
Kardas G
Materials Science, 41(3), 337-343 (2005)
Auricularia polytricha aqueous extract supplementation decreases hepatic lipid accumulation and improves antioxidative status in animal model of nonalcoholic fatty liver
Chiu WC, et al.
Biomedicine / [Publiee Pour L'A.A.I.C.I.G.], 4(2) (2014)
Prevention of leukocyte activation by the neutrophil elastase inhibitor, sivelestat, in the hepatic microcirculation after ischemia-reperfusion
Nakano Y, et al.
The Journal of Surgical Research, 155(2), 311-317 (2009)



Global Trade Item Number

SKUGTIN
T5500-500G04061838671707
T5500-250G04061837347665
T5500-25G04061835328550
T5500-100G04061835328543