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MES hemisodium salt

≥98% (titration)

Synonym(s):

2-(N-Morpholino)ethanesulfonic acid hemisodium salt, 4-Morpholineethanesulfonic acid hemisodium salt

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C6H13NO4S·0.5Na
CAS Number:
117961-21-4
Molecular Weight:
206.73
UNSPSC Code:
12161700
eCl@ss:
32129211
PubChem Substance ID:
24897296
NACRES:
NA.25
MDL number:
MFCD00079460

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Product Name

MES hemisodium salt, ≥98% (titration)

form

crystalline powder

SMILES string

[Na+].OS(=O)(=O)CCN1CCOCC1.[O-]S(=O)(=O)CCN2CCOCC2

InChI key

KHQSUKMBWPKXOP-UHFFFAOYSA-M

InChI

1S/2C6H13NO4S.Na/c2*8-12(9,10)6-3-7-1-4-11-5-2-7;/h2*1-6H2,(H,8,9,10);/q;;+1/p-1

assay

≥98% (titration)

impurities

≤8% water content (Karl Fischer)

useful pH range

5.5-6.7

pKa 

6.1

solubility

water: 500 mg/mL, clear, colorless

cation traces

Pb: ≤5 ppm

Quality Level

200

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Application

MES hemisodium salt has been used as a buffer for the resuspension of carboxylated micelles. It has also been used as a buffer for the immobilization of antibacterial nisin peptides.

Biochem/physiol Actions

MES is one of the major Good′s buffers and is applicable in regulating the pH value in physiological experiments, reagent solutions and plant culture medium.

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

Eyeshields, Gloves, type N95 (US)

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