Chaotropic Agent at Medical Drugs Glossary

What is Chaotropic Agent? An ion that dissolves membranes, solubilizes proteins, and denatures nucleic acids. Chaotropes, such as guanidium isothiocyanate,are widely used to denature ribonucleases during RNA isolation.

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