Description: Urea is used for the denaturation of proteins and as a mild solubilization agent for insoluble or denatured proteins. It is useful for renaturing proteins from samples already denatured with 6 M guanidine chloride such as inclusion bodies. May be used with guanidine hydrochloride and dithiothreitrol (DTT) in the refolding of denatured proteins into their native or active form.
Chemical formula: CH4N2O
MW: 60.06
CAS number: 57-13-6
Purity: >99%
Heavy Metals: <0.001%
Absorbance at 280 nm: <0.05 (5 M solution in water)
Soluble in: water
Storage: room temperature
