Alginic acid calcium salt from brown algae

SIGMA/21054

Synonym: Calcium alginate

CAS Number: 9005-35-0
MDL Number: MFCD00143567
Product Type: Chemical

Catalog Number	PKG Qty.	Price	Quantity


45-21054-50G-F	50 g	$0.00 1/EA CALL FOR PRICEAdd To Favorites		Add To Favorites
45-21054-250G-F	250 g	$138.00 1/EAAdd To Favorites		Add To Favorites

biological source	algae (brown)
color	light gray
form	powder
ign. residue	~33% (as SO₄)
InChI	1S/C18H26O19.Ca/c19-1-2(20)10(13(26)27)36-17(6(1)24)35-9-4(22)7(25)18(37-12(9)15(30)31)34-8-3(21)5(23)16(32)33-11(8)14(28)29;/h1-12,16-25,32H,(H,26,27)(H,28,29)(H,30,31);/q;+2/p-2/t1-,2-,3+,4+,5-,6-,7-,8-,9-,10-,11+,12+,16+,17+,18+;/m0./s1
InChI key	OKHHGHGGPDJQHR-YMOPUZKJSA-L
loss	~10% loss on drying
Quality Level	100
storage temp.	room temp

Application:	Alginate, a colloidal polyuronic acid structural molecule capable of gelation, is used in the preparation of colloidal biodegradable structures such as gels, biofilms, beads, nanoparticles, and microcapsules suitable for applications that range from gel based separation technologies to drug delivery and cell preservation.
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