Reagents

Reagents.

Description:

Reagents are substances or compounds that are added to a system to cause a chemical reaction or to test for the presence of another substance. In laboratory settings, they are essential for conducting experiments, synthesizing compounds, or analyzing materials.

Key Characteristics of Reagents:

• Purity: Reagents are often available in high-purity grades (e.g., analytical grade, reagent grade, extra pure) to ensure accuracy and reliability in experimental results.

• Function: Depending on their role, reagents may act as reactants, catalysts, indicators, solvents, or standards.

• Form: They can be solid, liquid, or gas, and may include acids, bases, salts, organic compounds, or biological substances.

• Storage and Handling: Proper storage (e.g., temperature, light protection) and handling (e.g., PPE, ventilation) are critical to maintaining reagent stability and safety.

Examples of Reagent Use:

• Analytical chemistry: Using silver nitrate to test for chloride ions

• Organic synthesis: Using Grignard reagents to form carbon-carbon bonds

• Biochemistry: Using enzyme inhibitors to study metabolic pathways

• Microbiology: Using antibiotic solutions to select for resistant strains

Reagents in Use:

1. Chromatography cation standard – for aluminium analysis

2. L-Asparagine (99%)

3. Potassium Iodide (Crystalline)

4. Phosphatase Inhibitor Cocktail III

5. Acetic Acid (99.7+%)

6. Manganese powder (-325 mesh, 99.95%)

7. n-Heptylamine (99+%)

8. Ribavirin (98%)

9. 1-Nonanol (Extra Pure, SLR)

10. Antimony Trichloride (99+%)

11. n-Hexane (A.R., 99+%)

12. L-Histidine, free base, ≥99%

13. 1-(2-Aminoethyl)piperazine (98%)

14. 3-Aminophenylacetylene (98%)

15. n-Pentane (+99%, extra pure)

16. Gentamicin Sulfate (Antibiotic Solution, 10 mg/mL)

Catalog Number:11515005