ASB 14-4
Tetradecanoylamidopropyl-dimethylammonio-butanesulfonate

White to off-white solid. HYGROSCOPIC. PACKAGED UNDER INERT GAS. A zwitterionic detergent containing an amido-dimethylammonio-butanesulfonate group that solubilizes and stabilizes integral membrane proteins by efficiently breaking aggregates. Shown to be compatible with urea (~7 M). Useful for analysis and characterization of band III, a 100 kDa polytransmembrane protein from red blood cells by two-dimensional electrophoresis (2-DGE). Purity: ≥ 97% by TLC.

Ref.: Tastet, C., et al. 2003. Proteomics 3, 111.