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MOPS

Grade: ULTRA PURE GRADE

CAS Number: 1132-61-2

Synonym(s): 3-[N-morpholino]propane-sulfonic acid, 3-morpholinopropanesulfonic acid

Molecular Weight: 209.27

Molecular Formula: C₇H₁₅NO₄S

Storage Condition: ROOM TEMPERATURE

Risk Statements: 36/37/38

Safety Statements: 36/37/39

Hazard Code: 

Specification

Abs.@260nm (0.1M, Water): 0.05

Abs.@280nm (0.1M, Water): 0.05

DNase (P/F): NONE

Identification (P/F): PASS

Melting Point (°C): 277 – 280

pKa @(25C): 7.0 – 7.4

Protease (P/F): NONE

Purity (%): 99.0

RNase (P/F): NONE

MOPS is a zwitterionic buffer used as a running buffer for denaturing agarose gel electrophoresis of RNA. Having a buffering range from 6.5 – 7.9, MOPS works exceptionally well with formaldehyde gels at 20 mM concentration.