Specific Target Organ Toxicity – Single exposure, category 3
Safety Statements
26-36
GHS Hazard statements
H302-H315-H319-H335
Molecule Details
Application An excellent reagent for maintaining SH groups in reduced state; quantitatively reduces disulfides. DTT is effective in sample buffers for reducing protein disulfide bonds prior to SDS-PAGE. DTT can also be used for reducing the disulfide bridge of the cross-linker N,N′-bis(acryloyl)cystamine to break apart the matrix of a polyacrylamide gel. DTT is less pungent and is less toxic than 2-mercaptoethanol. Typically, a seven fold lower concentration of DTT (100 mM) is needed than is used for 2-mercaptoethanol (5% v/v, 700 mM). Other Notes Cleavage of disulfide bonds in proteins;1 In the investigation of incremental and kinetic reduction in proteins;2 Prevents the oxidation of cholecystokinin during its extraction from brain and duodenal tissues;3 In protein sequence analysis.4