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Details

Stereochemistry ACHIRAL
Molecular Formula C8H17N3
Molecular Weight 155.2407
Optical Activity NONE
Defined Stereocenters 0 / 0
E/Z Centers 2
Charge 0

SHOW SMILES / InChI
Structure of 1-ETHYL-3-(3-(DIMETHYLAMINO)PROPYL)CARBODIIMIDE

SMILES

CCN=C=NCCCN(C)C

InChI

InChIKey=LMDZBCPBFSXMTL-UHFFFAOYSA-N
InChI=1S/C8H17N3/c1-4-9-8-10-6-5-7-11(2)3/h4-7H2,1-3H3

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Description

1-Ethyl-3-[3-(dimethylamino)propyl]carbodiimide (EDC) is a water-soluble carbodiimide. EDC is commonly used for the peptide synthesis, protein crosslinking to nucleic acids, preparation of immunoconjugates. EDC is also used in combination with N-hydroxysuccinimide (NHS) for the immobilisation of large biomolecules.

Approval Year

PubMed

Sample Use Guides

In Vitro Use Guide
Close to 13 mol of EDC per mol of ECF1 was incorporated into the enzyme at 95% inhibition of ATPase activity. Two-thirds of the label was found to be associated with subunit beta with a stoichiometry of about 3 mol of EDC per mol of beta.