Convenient detergents solutions for protein and molecular biology research.

Thermo Scientific Surfact-Amps Purified Detergent Solutions are convenient 10% (w/v) solutions of commonly used detergents that provide unsurpassed purity, quality and stability for proteomics and molecular biology methods. Unlike neet detergent formulations, Surfact-Amps 10% Solutions are not so viscous that you can’t aliquot them accurately. The detergent solutions are carefully prepared and packaged under nitrogen in glass ampules, ensuring that their stability and eliminating the accumulation of peroxides and degradation products. Don’t begin your experiment with detergents of unknown age and purity! Just open an ampule and dilute the contents into your buffer at the desired concentration.

Surfact-Amps Detergent Highlights:

• Precise 10% detergent solutions in ultrapure water ampuled under nitrogen
• Easy to accurately dispense and dilute for use
• Exceptionally pure – less than 1.0 µeq/ml peroxides and carbonyls
• Maximal stability and long shelf life – packed in glass ampules under inert nitrogen gas 

About Detergents:

Detergents are a class of molecules whose unique properties enable manipulation (disruption or formation) of hydrophobic-hydrophilic interactions among molecules in biological samples. In biological research, detergents are used to lyse cells (release soluble proteins), solubilize membrane proteins and lipids, control protein crystallization, prevent nonspecific binding in affinity purification and immunoassay procedures, and as additives in electrophoresis. Generally, moderate concentrations of mild (i.e., nonionic) detergents compromise the integrity of cell membranes, thereby facilitating lysis of cells and extraction of soluble protein, often in native form. Using other conditions, detergents effectively penetrate between the membrane bilayers at concentrations sufficient to form mixed micelles with isolated phospholipids and membrane proteins.

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