Guanidine Thiocyanate, CAS# 593-84-0

Guanidine Thiocyanate

Molecular Fomula: NH₂C(NH)NH₂ HSCN
F.W.: 118.16
CAS#: 593-84-0
pH @ 20° C: 5.0 - 7.0
Solubility in water (g/ml): 1.6


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Description:
Guanidine Thiocyanate is a strong chaotropic protein denaturant, and is intended for use in the isolation of nucleic acids. Guanidine Thiocyanate prevents activity of RNase and DNase enzymes by denaturing them. It is also used in the isolation of RNA from cell extracts.

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Guanidine Thiocyanate

NH₂C(NH)NH₂^.HSCN ^ F.W. 118.16 g/mol ^ CAS# 593-84-0

ANALYSIS		SPECIFICATIONS

		BioUltra GTC-13	BioSynthesized GTC-12	Bio Reagent GTC-11

Appearance and Color		White/Crystals	White/Crystals	White to off-White/Crystals
Assay		99.5% min.	99.0% min.	98.0% min.
Identification (IR)		Passes Test	Passes Test	Passes Test
Solubility (35%)		Passes Test	Passes Test
pH (5%)		5.0 - 7.0	5.0 - 7.0
Loss on Drying		0.5% max.
Melt Range °C		115°C - 121°C	115°C - 121°C
Absorbance	@ 340	0.030 a.u. max.	0.050 a.u. max.
	@ 300	0.050 a.u. max.	0.070 a.u. max.
	@ 280	0.300 a.u. max.	0.400 a.u. max.
Trace Metals	Arsenic (As)	0.0005% max.
	Copper (Cu)	0.0005% max.
	Iron (Fe)	0.0005% max.
	Lead (Pb)	0.0005% max.
Enzymes	RNase	None Detected
	DNase	None Detected
	Protease	None Detected

Guanidine Thiocyanate MSDS (CAS# 593-84-0)

The hydration structure of guanidium and thiocyanate ions: Implications for protein stability in aqueous solution.

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Product	Molecular	CAS #	Details
Urea	NH₂CONH₂	57-13-6
Guanidine Hydrochloride	NH₂C(NH)NH₂ HCl	50-01-1
Tris Hydrochloride	C₄H₁₁NO₃ClH	1185-53-1

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