
EDTA,0.5M,pH8.0,isasterile-filteredsolutionof0.5MEDTAinH2Otreatedwithdiethylpyrocarbonate(DEPC).EDTA(Ethylenediaminetetraaceticacid)isachelatingagent,ageneralchemical,andasequestrant.SuitableforuseinmolecularBIOLOGyapplications.EDTAisusedextensivelyaschelatorofdivalentcationssuchasCa2+.Usefulinmolecularbiologyapplicationstominimizemetalioncontaminants.Alsousedtofacilitateenzymaticreactionsthatcouldbeinhibitedbyheavymetaltraces.Inhibitsenzymes,suchasmetalloproteases,thatrequiredivalentcationsforactivity.
Description: |