Not available outside of the UK & Ireland.

Application

Glycerol is used both in sample preparation and gel formation for polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. Glycerol (5-10%) increases the density of a sample so that the sample will layer at the bottom of a gel’;s sample well. Glycerol is also used to aid in casting gradient gels and as a protein stabilizer and storage buffer component.

General description

Obtained from oils and fats as a biproduct in the manufacturing of soaps and fatty acids.

Legal Information

CALBIOCHEM is a registered trademark of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany

Packaging

500, 1000 mL in plastic bottle

Warning

Toxicity: Standard Handling (A)