Gelatin from bovine skin, Bioreagant

Typical Properties
CAS	9000-70-8
Catalog	ACM9000708-10
Melting Point	> 226 °C (dec.)
Purity	≥70 % protein basis (biuret)
Density	1.2 g/cm3
Solubility	H2O: soluble 50 mg/mL, hazy to strongly hazy, faintly yellow to yellow
Appearance	Powder
Storage	Room Temp
Biological Source	Bovine Skin
Cation Traces	Ca: ≤2000 mg/kg Cd: ≤5 mg/kg Co: ≤5 mg/kg Cr: ≤10 mg/kg Cu: ≤50 mg/kg Fe: ≤50 mg/kg K: ≤500 mg/kg Mg: ≤500 mg/kg Mn: ≤5 mg/kg Na: ≤5000 mg/kg Ni: ≤5 mg/kg Pb: ≤5 mg/kg Zn: ≤10 mg/kg
Color	White to pale yellow
Composition	(C6H12O6)n
EC Number	232-554-6
Gel Strength	225 Bloom
Grade	BioReagent
Loss	< 14 % loss on drying
MDL Number	MFCD00081638
Mesh	8-60 Mesh
pH	4.0-7.0 at 66.7 g/L at 60 °C
Precautions for use	Dried gelatin, when stored in an airtight container at room temperature, will last for many years. When heated at 100°C in the presence of air, it swells and softens and decomposes into carbonaceous substances with the release of pyridine base and ammonia.
Quality Level	200
Shipping	Ambient
Stability	Sensitive to light
Transmittance	90 %

Overview

Description

Gelatin is a hydrocolloid and is rich in glycine, proline and hydroxyproline, which impart structural stability. It is synthesized from the alkaline digestion of collagen from bovine skin and is referred as type B. It has wide applications in food industry. Gelatin takes up random coil structure after digestion from the triple helical collagen. The most common source for industrial production of gelatin is slaughter byproducts. The type A gelatin from porcine and type B differ in their isoelectric pH. The N-terminal sequence of bovine gelatin is unique for its identification. It has gelling property and displays surface behaviour for use in foams and adhesions.

Features

·Good biocompatibility
·Heat reversible freezing
·Wide range of applications
·High security
·Green and environmentally friendly
·Batch stable

Application

·As a blocking reagent in Western blotting, ELISA and immunochemistry,
·As a component of medium for species differentiation in bacteriology
·As a delivery vehicle for the release of active biomolecules and the generation of scaffolds for tissue engineering applications
·Use as a suspending and encapsulating agent, among other applications