Ethidium bromide is an intercalating agent commonly used as a fluorescent tag (nucleic acid stain) in molecular biology laboratories for techniques such as agarose gel electrophoresis. It is commonly abbreviated […]
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Augite
Augite is a common rock-forming single chain inosilicate mineral with formula (CaNa)(MgFeAlTi)(SiAl)2O6. The crystals are monoclinic and prismatic. Augite has two prominent cleavages meeting at angles near 90 degrees.
Diacetyl
Diacetyl (IUPAC systematic name: butanedione or butane-23-dione) is an organic compound with the chemical formula (CH3CO)2. It is a volatile colourless liquid with an intensely buttery flavor. It is a […]
Radium chloride
Radium chloride (RaCl2) is a chemical compound of radium and chlorine and the first radium compound isolated in a pure state. Marie Curie and André-Louis Debierne used it in their […]
Aristolochic acid
Aristolochic acids are a family of carcinogenic mutagenic and nephrotoxic compounds commonly found in the plant family Aristolochiaceae including Aristolochia and Asarum (wild ginger) which are commonly used in Chinese […]
Potassium sodium tartrate
Potassium sodium tartrate is a double salt first prepared (in about 1675) by an apothecary Pierre Seignette of La Rochelle France. As a result the salt was known as Seignette’s […]
Malachite
Malachite is a copper carbonate hydroxide mineral with the formula Cu2CO3(OH)2. This opaque green banded mineral crystallizes in the monoclinic crystal system and most often forms botryoidal fibrous or stalagmitic […]
Diphosgene
Diphosgene is a chemical compound with the formula ClCO2CCl3. This colorless liquid is a valuable reagent in the synthesis of organic compounds. Diphosgene is related to phosgene but is more […]
Chloromethyl chloroformate
Chloromethyl chloroformate (CClO2CH2Cl) is a chemical compound developed for use in chemical warfare in World War I. It is a tearing agent designed to cause temporary blindness. It is a […]
Triclosan
Triclosan similar in its uses and mechanism of action to triclocarban is an antibacterial and antifungal agent found in numerous consumer products including soaps detergents toys and surgical cleaning treatments. […]