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D-Sorbitol

≥98% (GC), BioReagent, suitable for cell culture, suitable for plant cell culture

Synonym(s):

D-Glucitol

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Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C6H14O6
CAS Number:
50-70-4
Molecular Weight:
182.17
UNSPSC Code:
12352201
NACRES:
NA.28
PubChem Substance ID:
24899573
EC Number:
200-061-5
Beilstein/REAXYS Number:
1721899
MDL number:
MFCD00004708

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Product Name

D-Sorbitol, ≥98% (GC), BioReagent, suitable for cell culture, suitable for plant cell culture

InChI key

FBPFZTCFMRRESA-JGWLITMVSA-N

InChI

1S/C6H14O6/c7-1-3(9)5(11)6(12)4(10)2-8/h3-12H,1-2H2/t3-,4+,5-,6-/m1/s1

SMILES string

OC[C@@H](O)[C@@H](O)[C@H](O)[C@@H](O)CO

vapor density

<1 (vs air)

vapor pressure

<0.1 mmHg ( 25 °C)

product line

BioReagent

assay

≥98% (GC)

form

powder

technique(s)

cell culture | mammalian: suitable
cell culture | plant: suitable

color

white

useful pH range

5.0-7.0 (25 °C, 182 g/L)

mp

98-100 °C (lit.)

solubility

water: soluble 182 g/L at 20 °C (68 °F)

Quality Level

200

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Application

May be used for washing spheroplasts and in isoelectric focusing to minimize endoosmotic flow in agarose gels. May be used to induce osmotic stress.

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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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Two-pore channel proteins (TPC) encode intracellular ion channels in both animals and plants. In mammalian cells, the two isoforms (TPC1 and TPC2) localize to the endo-lysosomal compartment, whereas the plant TPC1 protein is targeted to the membrane surrounding the large
Youngkook Kwon et al.
ChemSusChem, 6(3), 455-462 (2013-01-25)
This Full Paper addresses the electrocatalytic hydrogenation of glucose to sorbitol or 2-deoxysorbitol on solid metal electrodes in neutral media. Combining voltammetry and online product analysis with high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC), provides both qualitative and quantitative information regarding the reaction
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