Polyethylene glycol
Key Features and Details
Polyethylene Glycol
SYNONYMS: Carbowax; PEG; Poly(Ethylene Oxide); Alkapol PEG-8000
CAS: #
25322-68-3
MOLECULAR FORMULA: HO(CH2CH2O)nH
MOLECULAR WEIGHT: ~8,000 g/mol
MDL No: MFCD00081839
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PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
Polyethylene Glycol
Application Notes
PEG has been used in the precipitation of proteins, as a fusing agent in enhancing the effect of macrophages on hybridoma, in the separation and purification of biomolecules, and in induction of cell hybridization. PEG 8000, can be used to precipitate DNA. PEG has also been used to recover pathogenic viruses and human rotaviruses from water, oyster and sediment samples. PEG has demonstrated to have anticell proliferation and antitumor effects via induction of apoptosis.
Usage Statement
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Key Applications
Precipitation of DNA
SPECIFICATIONS
SKU: 02195445-CF
Base Catalog Number: 195445
Alternate Names: Carbowax; PEG; Poly(Ethylene Oxide); Alkapol PEG-8000
Auto Ignition: 775° F (USCG, 1999)
Boiling Point
: 387.7° F at 760 mm Hg (NTP, 1992)
CAS
: #
25322-68-3
Density
: 1.115 at 68° F (USCG, 1999)
Flash Point
: 232° F (NTP, 1992)
Format
: Powder
MDL No
: MFCD00081839
Melting Point
: 9° F (NTP, 1992)
Molecular Formula
: HO(CH2CH2O)nH
Molecular Weight
: ~8,000 g/mol
PPE
: Eyeshields, Gloves, respirator filter
RTECS No
: TQ4027000
Solubility
: greater than or equal to 100 mg/mL at 63.5° F (NTP, 1992)
Vapor Density
: 2.14 (NTP, 1992) (Relative to Air)
Vapor Pressure
: 0.06 mm Hg at 68° F ; 1 mm Hg at 127.4° F (NTP, 1992)
