(S)-(-)-1-Phenyl-1-Propanol 98.0%(GC)

Use as a cryoprotectant in a variety of cell freezing media.

For R&D use onlynot for drug household or other uses.

Trehalose also known as mycose or tremalose is a natural alpha-linked disaccharide formed by an -11-glucoside bond between two -glucose units. In 1832 H.A.L. Wiggers discovered trehalose in an ergot of rye and in 1859 Marcellin Berthelot isolated it from trehala manna a substance made by weevils and named it trehalose. It can be synthesised by bacteria fungi plants and invertebrate animals. It is implicated in anhydrobiosis the ability of plants and animals to withstand prolonged periods of desiccation.