General description (What is Dmso)
Dimethyl sulfoxide DMSO is a 2-carbon sulfoxide in which the sulfur atom has two methyl substituents. DMSO dimethyl sulfoxide is a highly polar organic liquid widely used as a chemical solvent and free radical scavenger. Dimethyl sulfoxide DMSO has a wide range of medicinal activities including anti-inflammatory. Due to its ability to penetrate biological membranes, this substance is used as a means for topical application of drugs. It is also used to protect cells and tissues during freezing. Dimethyl sulfoxide is a colorless liquid and is a powerful solvent that dissolves polar and nonpolar compounds. This property makes this substance mixable in a wide range of organic solvents as well as water, and it is also soluble in ethanol, acetone, ether, benzene and chloroform, and due to its very polar nature, it is a strong solvent and can be used with ionic compounds. It has special salts and non-ionic compounds. This product is for research and development use only. Dimethyl sulfoxide is produced industrially from dimethyl sulfide, a byproduct of the Kraft process, by oxidation with oxygen or nitrogen dioxide. Dimethylacetamide, N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone and HMPA are not toxic. Cell culture grade DMSO dimethyl sulfoxide is often used as a solvent for chemical reactions involving salts, especially Finkelstein reactions and other nucleophilic substitutions. This substance is also used as an extractant in biochemistry and cell biology, and it is also used to dissolve laboratory compounds in drug screening and extraction. The reason for this is that this substance can dissolve both polar and non-polar compounds. slow One limitation of using this product is that it can affect cell growth and survival. In low concentration, this substance sometimes stimulates cell growth, and high concentration of this product sometimes inhibits cells or causes cell death.
