Ethyl methanesulfonate
Product Specifications
CAS Number
62-50-0
Target
Others
Applications
Others
Molecular Formula
C3H8O3S
Additionnal Information
Ethyl methanesulfonate is a DNA ethylating agent, mutagenic to plants and animals and carcinogenic in mammals. It has been used as a model alkylating agent in studies of DNA repair processes. It induces base substitutions of guanine-cytosine (G/C) to adenine-thymine (A/T) . EMS also generates point mutations and single nucleotide polymorphisms in genomes.
Storage Conditions
2 years -20°C liquid
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