Sodium N-lauroylsarcosinate

Chemical properties

white powder

The Uses of Sodium N-lauroylsarcosinate

Detergent, foaming agent, antienzyme for dentifrices: King, US 2689170 (1954 to Colgate-Palmolive).

The Uses of Sodium N-lauroylsarcosinate

N-Lauroylsarcosine is used for solubilization and separation of membrane proteins and glycoprotein's; reported to inhibit hexokinase. It is useful in concentrated salt solutions used in the cell lysis step during RNA purification (helps avoid excessive foaming). It has been used to indicate paramagnetic anisotropy sign change in micelle mesophage. Inhibits bacterial flora of human saliva/gut at 0.25% as well as acting as a fungi static agent in aqueous dispersion (1%).

The Uses of Sodium N-lauroylsarcosinate

Suitable for

• solubilization and separation of membrane proteins
• lysis of cells during the isolation of RNA
• inhibition of hexokinase

What are the applications of Application

Lauroylsarcosine, Sodium Salt is an ionic detergent used to purify membrane proteins

General Description

N-Lauroylsarcosine is an anionic surfactant with an ability to denature proteins. Due to its microbicidal property, N-lauroylsarcosine is being considered as a potent anti-microbicide in topical formulations, especially against sexually transmitted diseases (STDs).

Flammability and Explosibility

Non flammable

Biochem/physiol Actions

N-Lauroylsarcosine is an anionic surfactant which also has protein denaturant potency. In addition, it has been shown as a microbicide for sexually transmitted diseases.