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Cholera Toxin B subunit_Molecular_structure_CAS_)
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Cholera Toxin B subunit

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SYNONYMS

IUPAC name
N-[4-chloro-3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-2-ethoxybenzamide
IUPAC Traditional name
N-[4-chloro-3-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl]-2-ethoxybenzamide
Synonyms
CTB

DATABASE IDS

MDL Number MFCD02356522

PROPERTIES

Mol. Weight mol wt ~12 kDa
Apperance white solid
European Hazard Symbols Irritant Irritant (Xi)
European Hazard Symbols B
Risk Statements 36/38
Storage Temperature 2-8°C
German water hazard class 3

DETAILS

Description (English)
Caution
Do not freeze.
General description
Low salt
Reconstitution
When reconstituted in 0.25 mL distilled water, the compound contains 500 μg of protein in 0.01 M sodium phosphate at pH 7.5.
Biochem/physiol Actions
The cholera toxin B subunit is used for track tracing in neurological research, taking advantage of GM1 ganglioside binding and retrograde transport. Tissue culture cells treated with cholera toxin are not killed and tissues of animals do not become necrotic.

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