Glycerol

Glycerol is used in sample preparation and gel formation for polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis.

Product Specifications

CAS Number

[56-81-5]

Product Name Alternative

Trihydroxypropane

UNSPSC

12352200

Hazard Statement

H302, H315, H319, H335

Target

Endogenous Metabolite

Type

Biochemical Assay Reagents

Related Pathways

Metabolic Enzyme/Protease

Applications

Cancer-programmed cell death

Field of Research

Cancer; Inflammation/Immunology; Cardiovascular Disease

Assay Protocol

https://www.medchemexpress.com/Glycerol.html

Purity

99.99

Solubility

DMSO : 200 mg/mL (ultrasonic)

Smiles

OCC(O)CO

Molecular Formula

C3H8O3

Molecular Weight

92.09

Precautions

H302, H315, H319, H335

References & Citations

[1]Pennings S, et al. Effect of glycerol on the separation of nucleosomes and bent DNA in low ionic strengthpolyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. Nucleic Acids Res. 1992 Dec 25;20 (24) :6667-72.|[2]Yazdani SS, et al. Anaerobic fermentation of glycerol: a path to economic viability for the biofuelsindustry. Curr Opin Biotechnol. 2007 Jun;18 (3) :213-9.|[3]Huang ZH, et al. Expression and function of P-glycoprotein in rats with glycerol-induced acute renal failure. Eur J Pharmacol. 2000 Oct 20;406 (3) :453-60.