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Polyethylene glycol 5,000 monomethyl ether
Synonyms: Methoxy poly(ethylene) glycol 5,000 or mono-Methyl polyethylene glycol 5,000 or PEG MME 5,000, or MPEG 5,000
CH3O(CH2CH2O)nH
CAS Number [9004-74-4]
Average Mn 5,000
EC Number 215-801-2
RTECS PE8271000
MDL Number MFCD00084416
Melting Point (Starting Material) 60-64°C
Appearance (Starting Material) Fine, white flakes
Aldehyde None detected
Peroxide None detected
Measured Conductivity range: 19.8 - 29.1 µS/cm at 25°C
Measured Refractive Index range: 1.40164 - 1.40220 at 20°C
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3. Crystallization and preliminary crystallographic analysis of the transcriptional regulator RfaH from Escherichia coli and its complex with ops DNA. M. N. Vassylyeva, V. Svetlov, S. Klyuyev, Y. D. Devedjiev, I. Artsimovitch and D. G. Vassylyev. Acta Cryst. (2006). F62, 1027-1030.