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CTAB, or cetyl trimethylammonium bromide is a common cationic [[surfactant]] . It is commonly used in protein electrophoresis due to its positive charge which allows it to solubulize negatively charged glycoproteins. It is also one of the main components of cetrimide, a powerful antiseptic detergent which is also used in cetrimide agar--a selective growth medium. | CTAB, or cetyl trimethylammonium bromide is a common cationic [[surfactant]] . It is commonly used in protein electrophoresis due to its positive charge which allows it to solubulize negatively charged glycoproteins. It is also one of the main components of cetrimide, a powerful antiseptic detergent which is also used in cetrimide agar--a selective growth medium. | ||
Revision as of 15:59, 7 December 2011
Written by Grant England AP225, Fall 2011
CTAB, or cetyl trimethylammonium bromide is a common cationic surfactant . It is commonly used in protein electrophoresis due to its positive charge which allows it to solubulize negatively charged glycoproteins. It is also one of the main components of cetrimide, a powerful antiseptic detergent which is also used in cetrimide agar--a selective growth medium.
CTAB is used in many applications including current research in rare metal nanostructure synthesis. [1], [2], [3]
Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cetyl_trimethylammonium_bromide
