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Sodium selenite

γ-irradiated, lyophilized powder, BioXtra, suitable for cell culture

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Synonym(s):
Disodium salt of selenous acid, disodium selenite
Linear Formula:
Na2SeO3
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
172.94
EC Number:
MDL number:
PubChem Substance ID:
NACRES:
NA.75

Quality Level

sterility

γ-irradiated

product line

BioXtra

Assay

≥97.0%

form

lyophilized powder

technique(s)

cell culture | mammalian: suitable

mp

>350 °C (lit.)

SMILES string

[Na+].[Na+].[O-][Se]([O-])=O

InChI

1S/2Na.H2O3Se/c;;1-4(2)3/h;;(H2,1,2,3)/q2*+1;/p-2

InChI key

BVTBRVFYZUCAKH-UHFFFAOYSA-L

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Application

Sodium selenite has been used:
  • as a supplement in human embryonic stem cell (hESF-9a) medium
  • used as a supplement in Dulbecco minimal essential medium for turbot embryo culture
  • in transition medium for protein analysis

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Skull and crossbonesEnvironment

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Classifications

Acute Tox. 2 Inhalation - Acute Tox. 2 Oral - Aquatic Chronic 2 - Eye Irrit. 2 - Skin Irrit. 2 - Skin Sens. 1

Supplementary Hazards

Storage Class Code

6.1B - Non-combustible, acute toxic Cat. 1 and 2 / very toxic hazardous materials

WGK

WGK 2

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Regulatory Information

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Towards obtaining long term embryonic stem cell like cultures from a marine flatfish, Scophtalmus maximus
Holen E and Hamre K
Fish Physiology and Biochemistry, 29(3), 245-252 (2003)
Microfluidic perfusion culture of human induced pluripotent stem cells under fully defined culture conditions
Yoshimitsu R, et al.
Biotechnology and Bioengineering, 111(5), 937-947 (2014)
Estrogen decreases TNF-alpha and oxidized LDL induced apoptosis in endothelial cells
Florian M and Magder S
Steroids, 73(1), 47-58 (2008)
Simon P W Hageman et al.
Water research, 47(7), 2118-2128 (2013-03-15)
Removal of the toxic selenium compounds selenite and selenate from waste water before discharge is becoming increasingly imperative in industrialized countries. Bacteria can reduce selenate to selenite, but also further to elemental selenium, selenide or organic selenium. In this paper
Chih-Ching Yang et al.
PloS one, 9(7), e96006-e96006 (2014-07-02)
Deep-sea water (DSW), which is rich in micronutrients and minerals and with antioxidant and anti-inflammatory qualities, may be developed as marine drugs to provide intestinal protection against duodenal ulcers. We determined several characteristics in the modified DSW. We explored duodenal

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