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Thermo Scientific™ Pierce™ 2-Mercaptoethanol

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10 x 1mL

Description

Pure, liquid (equals 14M), beta-mercaptoethanol (bME, 2BME, 2-ME, b-mer), CAS 60-24-2; thiol reducing agent for cleaving protein disulfide bonds (cystines cysteines).

Thermo Scientific™ Pierce 2-Mercaptoethanol (2-ME), also called beta-mercaptoethanol (b-ME), is a mild reducing agent for cleaving protein disulfide bonds.

Highlights:

  • A mild reducing agent for cleaving disulfide bonds to thiols
  • Also known as β-Mercaptoethanol or BME
  • Often included in enzyme solutions to protect against catalytic site inactivation due to cysteine sulfhydryl oxidation/disulfide formation; added at final concentrations of 5 and 20mM, with or without EDTA as an additional protectant

Specifications

Concentration 14.3 M
CAS 60-24-2
Content And Storage Store between 2 to 25°C
Product Line Pierce™
Form Liquid
Quantity 10 x 1 mL
Product Type Mercaptoethanol

For Research Use Only. Not for use in diagnostic procedures.

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