Lithium acetate hydrate (CH3COOLi·xH2O )-Crystalline

Characteristic




Lithium acetate (CH3COOLi) is a salt of lithium and acetic acid.it is used in the laboratory as buffer for gel electrophoresis of DNA and RNA. It has a lower electrical conductivity , also used to permeabilize the cell wall of yeast for use in DNA transformation. It is believed that the beneficial effect of LiOAc is caused by its chaotropic effect; denaturing DNA, RNA and proteins.




Chemical formula:LiOOCCH3•xH2O

Molar mass:102.02 g/mol

Appearance:White crystal

Density:1.26 g/cm3

Melting point:286 °C (547 °F; 559 K)




Application




Lithium acetate hydrate is used in the laboratory as buffer for gel electrophoresis of DNA and RNA. It is also used to permeabilize the cell wall of yeast for use in DNA transformation. It is a metal acetate for proteomics research.