Puromycin dihydrochloride
CAS Number58-58-2
FormulaN/A
Puromycin dihydrochloride
What is Puromycin dihydrochloride?
Puromycin dihydrochloride is a chemical compound with CAS number 58-58-2. It is used in various industrial and research applications.
Applications
Puromycin is an aminonucleoside antibiotic that is derived from Streptomyces alboniger. It allows selection for cells that contain the resistance gene puromycin N-acetyl-transferase (PAC). It has been used to study vascular smooth muscle cell viability after treatment in the rabbit model 1. Puromycin is used to produce enhanced green fluorescent protein (EGFP) transgenic piglets after somatic cell cloning and embryo transfer2.
Specifications
Assay/Purity
>98% (HPLC)
Solubility
H2O: soluble50 mg/mL (Sterilize stock solution by filtration using 0.22 μm filter then store in aliquots at −20 °C.)