Urea or carbamide (from the Greek word Ουρία) is an organic compound with the chemical formula CO(NH2)2. The molecule has two -NH2 groups joined by a carbonyl (C=O) functional group.
| Synonyms | Carbamide, Carbonyldiamide |
| Categories | Laboratory chemicals,Reagents for molecular biology |
| CAS | 57-13-6 |
| HSN Code | 31021000 |
| Purity | 99.5% |
| Assay | ≥99.5% |
| Appearance (Form) | Powder, chunks or granules |
| Appearance (Colour) | White |
| Melting point | 293 °C(lit.) |
| pH | 7.5-10.5 (20° C) |
Safety Information
- DNases/RNases/Proteases not detectable
- Assay(from N) min. 99.5 %
- Heavy metals(as Pb) max. 0.001 %
- pH(8M; H2O) 7.5-10.5 (20’C)
- Chloride(Cl) max. 0.0005 %
- Sulfate(S) max. 0.001 %
- Iron(Fe) max. 0.0005 %