Structure
Cibacron Blue 3G-A dye consists of anthraquinone backbond link to phenyl, triazine, and phenyl rings interconnected by C-N bonds and adorn by amine and sulfate functional moieties.
Storage and stability
Store in cool place. Keep container tightly closed in a dry and well-ventilated place. Cibacron Blue 3G-A is stable under recommended storage conditions.
Solubility
Cibacron Blue 3G-A is soluble in water.
Applications
Cibacron Blue 3G-A has been employed in the textile industry for many years. It has shown tremendous protein binding capacity and can readily be immobilized on the polymer containing a hydroxyl group. Due to its aforementioned properties, it has been used as a ligand in affinity chromatography for the purification of proteins and enzymes. It was also reported to apply for the purification of biopolymers (e.g., interferons and albumins). Read more about application here.