Tetradecyl trimethyl ammonium oxalate

Structural formula
General
Surname	Tetradecyl trimethyl ammonium oxalate
other names	N , N , N -trimethyl-1-tetradecanamine oxalate; TDTMA oxalate;
Molecular formula	C 19 H 40 NO 4
External identifiers / databases
EC number	453-080-8
ECHA InfoCard	100.104.355
Wikidata	Q22668742
properties
Molar mass	346.5 g mol
Physical state	firmly
safety instructions
GHS hazard labeling ; no classification available
GHS hazard labeling ; no classification available
	As far as possible and customary, SI units are used. Unless otherwise noted, the data given apply to standard conditions .

Tetradecyltrimethylammonium oxalate is a cationic surfactant . One trade name is Catrimox-14 .

properties

Tetradecyltrimethylammonium oxalate is used in biochemistry for RNA extraction . It forms complexes with RNA and DNA . It is also used to extend the biological half-life of RNA in solutions. Analogs of tetradecyltrimethylammonium oxalate include the halogen salts of the tetradecyltrimethylammonium ion.

Individual evidence

↑ This substance has either not yet been classified with regard to its hazardousness or a reliable and citable source has not yet been found.
^ DE Macfarlane, CE Dahle: Isolating RNA from whole blood – the dawn of RNA-based diagnosis? In: Nature . Volume 362, Number 6416, March 1993, pp. 186-188, doi : 10.1038 / 362186a0 , PMID 7680772 .
↑ ^a ^b C. E. Dahle, DE Macfarlane: Isolation of RNA from cells in culture using Catrimox-14 cationic surfactant. In: BioTechniques. Volume 15, Number 6, December 1993, pp. 1102-1105, PMID 8292344 .
^ CE Dahle, DE Macfarlane: Isolating RNA with the cationic surfactant, Catrimox-14. In: Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, NJ). Volume 86, 1998, pp. 19-21, doi: 10.1385 / 0-89603-494-1: 19 , PMID 9664447 .
↑ R. Chatterjee, DK Chattoraj: Thermal transition of DNA in presence of long-chain cardamines. In: Indian journal of biochemistry & biophysics. Volume 16, Number 4, August 1979, pp. 236-239, PMID 576116 .

[NV-1] This substance has either not yet been classified with regard to its hazardousness or a reliable and citable source has not yet been found.

[2] DE Macfarlane, CE Dahle: Isolating RNA from whole blood – the dawn of RNA-based diagnosis? In: Nature . Volume 362, Number 6416, March 1993, pp. 186-188, doi : 10.1038 / 362186a0 , PMID 7680772 .

[Dahle-3] C. E. Dahle, DE Macfarlane: Isolation of RNA from cells in culture using Catrimox-14 cationic surfactant. In: BioTechniques. Volume 15, Number 6, December 1993, pp. 1102-1105, PMID 8292344 .

[4] CE Dahle, DE Macfarlane: Isolating RNA with the cationic surfactant, Catrimox-14. In: Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, NJ). Volume 86, 1998, pp. 19-21, doi: 10.1385 / 0-89603-494-1: 19 , PMID 9664447 .

[5] R. Chatterjee, DK Chattoraj: Thermal transition of DNA in presence of long-chain cardamines. In: Indian journal of biochemistry & biophysics. Volume 16, Number 4, August 1979, pp. 236-239, PMID 576116 .