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Potassium chloride

powder, BioReagent, suitable for cell culture, suitable for insect cell culture, ≥99.0%

Synonym(s):

KCl

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Linear Formula:
KCl
CAS Number:
7447-40-7
Molecular Weight:
74.55
NACRES:
NA.71
PubChem Substance ID:
24898635
UNSPSC Code:
12352302
EC Number:
231-211-8
MDL number:
MFCD00011360
Assay:
≥99.0%
Form:
powder
Solubility:
H2O: 133 mg/mL

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Product Name

Potassium chloride, powder, BioReagent, suitable for cell culture, suitable for insect cell culture, ≥99.0%

InChI key

WCUXLLCKKVVCTQ-UHFFFAOYSA-M

InChI

1S/ClH.K/h1H;/q;+1/p-1

SMILES string

[Cl-].[K+]

product line

BioReagent

assay

≥99.0%

form

powder

technique(s)

cell culture | insect: suitable
cell culture | mammalian: suitable

mp

770 °C (lit.)

solubility

H2O: 133 mg/mL

density

1.98 g/mL at 25 °C (lit.)

Quality Level

200

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Application

May be used for the preparation of phosphate buffered saline, and for the extraction and solubilization of proteins.
Potassium chloride has been used:
  • in Percoll solution for sperm sample preparation
  • In Blastocyst Cell Number Analysis by Giemsa Staining
  • As a component of noncapacitation medium

General description

Potassium chloride (KCl) is useful in studies of ion transport and potassium channels. It is known to be used in the crystallization of histone core octamers.

Storage Class

13 - Non 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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0000514446
0000498446
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In vitro maturation and embryo production in cattle
Nuclear Transfer Protocols, 35-42 (2006)
Reconstitution of nucleosome core particles from recombinant histones and DNA
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The effects of L-ergothioneine and L-ascorbic acid on the in vitro maturation (IVM) and embryonic development (IVC) of sheep oocytes
Ozturkler Y, et al.
Development, 1, 5-14 (2003)
Paternal breed effects on expression of IGF-II, BAK1 and BCL2-L1 in bovine preimplantation embryos
Valleh MV, et al.
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Diffusion through channel derivatives of the Escherichia coli FhuA transport protein
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