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Aluminum potassium sulfate dodecahydrate

ACS reagent, ≥98%

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Synonym(s):
Alum, Potassium alum, Potassium aluminum sulfate dodecahydrate
Linear Formula:
AlK(SO4)2 · 12H2O
CAS Number:
7784-24-9
Molecular Weight:
474.39
EC Number:
233-141-3
MDL number:
MFCD00149143
PubChem Substance ID:
329752443
NACRES:
NB.24

grade

ACS reagent

Assay

≥98%
98.0-102.0% (ACS specification)

form

powder or crystals

reaction suitability

reagent type: catalyst
core: aluminum

impurities

≤0.005% insolubles

pH

3.3 (94.88 g/L)

mp

92 °C (lit.)

density

1.757 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

anion traces

chloride (Cl-): ≤5 ppm

cation traces

Fe: ≤0.001%
NH4+: ≤0.005%
Na: ≤0.02%
heavy metals: ≤0.001% (by ICP)

SMILES string

O.O.O.O.O.O.O.O.O.O.O.O.[Al+3].[K+].[O-]S([O-])(=O)=O.[O-]S([O-])(=O)=O

InChI

1S/Al.K.2H2O4S.12H2O/c;;2*1-5(2,3)4;;;;;;;;;;;;/h;;2*(H2,1,2,3,4);12*1H2/q+3;+1;;;;;;;;;;;;;;/p-4

InChI key

GNHOJBNSNUXZQA-UHFFFAOYSA-J

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Application

Aluminum potassium sulfate dodecahydrate has been used:
  • to prepare Mayer′s hematoxylin solution for staining of lung sections and tibialis anterior muscle sections
  • to sensitize experimental mice and establish the allergic rhinitis (AR) mouse model
  • to stain mammary glands for its whole-mount analysis

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 1

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Bio-protocol, 7(10) (2017-07-29)
Muscle function is determined by its structure and fiber type composition. Here we describe a protocol to examine muscle histology and myofiber types using hematoxylin and eosin (H&E) and immunofluorescence staining, respectively. H&E stain nucleus in blue and cytoplasm in
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Studies in rodents have shown that dietary modifications as mammary glands (MG) develop, regulates susceptibility to mammary tumor initiation. However, the effects of dietary PUFA composition on MGs in adult life, remains poorly understood. This study investigated morphological alterations and
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