In article <tyr-2-2203971058510001 at news.srv.ualberta.ca>,
tyr-2 at bones.biochem.ualberta.ca (Karl Fischer) wrote:
> In article <5gv4f2$9rp$1 at cnn.ksu.ksu.edu>, scotbean at ksu.ksu.edu (Scott
> Bean) wrote:
>> > I'm looking for references dealing with the CMC of SDS and the effects that
> > buffer salts might have on the CMC. Can anyone give some ref's to
start with?
> > Is there any general rules concerning the CMC of detergents and ionic
> strength
> > of a buffer? (e.g Does the CMC always decrease if you increase ionic
> strenth).
>Hi,
There is a useful booklet on detergent properties issued by Calbiochem.
For SDS, it lists a CMC of 7-10 mM in low or no salt and 1-2 mM at 100-200
mM salt.
--
Tom Bickle, Department of Microbiology, Biozentrum, Basel University
Klingelbergstrasse 70, CH-4056 Basel, Switzerland.
+4161 267 2120, Fax: +4161 267 2118 bickle at ubaclu.unibas.ch
