Magnesium chloride hexahydrate is commonly used for optimization of polymerase chain reactions. Magnesium chloride hexahydrate is also used as cell culture salt reagent.
M | 203.30 |
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m.p | 117 °C |
Appearance | Colorless crystals |
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Assay (on dry basis) | 99-101% |
Iron (Fe) | max. 0.0005% |
Sulfate (SO4) | max. 0.01% |
Heavy metals (as Pb) | max. 0.0005% |
DNase activity | Not detected |
RNase activity | Not detected |
Protease activity | Not detected |