Product Description: Guanidine hydrochloride (Guanidinium chloride) a strong chaotrope, is also a strong denaturant of proteins[1][2].
Applications: Metabolism-protein/nucleotide metabolism
Formula: CH6ClN3
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CAS Number: 50-01-1
Molecular Weight: 95.53
Compound Purity: 99.9
Research Area: Metabolic Disease; Cancer
Solubility: DMSO : ≥ 100 mg/mL/H2O : 100 mg/mL (ultrasonic)
Target: Autophagy;Endogenous Metabolite