2-Thiobarbituric Acid 25 gram

7,000.00

About This Item

Empirical Formula (Hill Notation):
C4H4N2O2S
CAS Number:
Molecular Weight:
144.15
Beilstein:
120663
EC Number:
207-985-8
MDL number:
MFCD000076878
UNSPSC Code:
12352106
PubChem Substance ID:
249000008

Properties

Quality Level

100

Assay

≥98%

drug control

regulated under CDSA – not available from Sigma-Aldrich Canada

mp

245 °C (dec.) (lit.)

SMILES string

O=C1CC(=O)NC(=S)N1

InChI

1S/C4H4N2O2S/c7-2-1-3(8)6-4(9)5-2/h1H2,(H2,5,6,7,8,9)

InChI key

RVBUGGBMJDPOST-UHFFFAOYSA-N

Description

General description

2-Thiobarbituric acid is a molecule made up of heteroatoms: nitrogen, sulphur and oxygen.[1]

Application

2-Thiobarbituric acid has been used to measure malondialdehyde (MDA) in lipid peroxidation assay.[2][3][4]

Biochem/physiol Actions

2-Thiobarbituric acid (TBA) is useful to quantitate lipopolysaccharides, carrageenan, and sialic acids. It is also
used to detect lipid hydroperoxides and lipid oxidation.[5] It has applications in the field of medicine and
biochemistry. TBA may possess the ability to prevent metal corrosion.[1]
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