Product Description
Benzamidine hydrochloride is used as a ligand in protein crystallography. It prevents protein degradation by inhibiting proteases. Benzamidine has also been observed to inhibit trypsin, serine proteases, thrombin, and plasmin. Closely related is 4-Aminobenzamidine dihydrochloride.
Benzamidine HCl is of Ultra Pure Grade and has a purity exceeding 99%. For most applications, a 1mM Solution is sufficient. bioWORLD carries a 20% stock solution to have on hand for quick dilution. Our Benzamidine Separopore® 6B is an excellent choice for serine protease purification.
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bioWORLD's products are supplied for LABORATORY RESEARCH USE ONLY. The product may not be used as a drug, agricultural or pesticidal product, food additive or as a household chemical.
References
See 'Protease inhibitory, insecticidal and deterrent effects of the trypsin-inhibitor benzamidine on the velvetbean caterpillar in soybean' on PubMed.