Lab Chemical
SODIUM META PERIODATE LR
Product code RXSOL-60-6605-455
SODIUM META PERIODATE LR
Description
Sodium metaperiodate can be prepared by the dehydration of sodium hydrogen periodate with nitric acid. Na3H2IO6 + 2 HNO3 → NaIO4
Application
Application
Sodium periodate can be used in solution to open saccharide rings between vicinal diols leaving two aldehyde groups. This process is often used in labeling saccharides with fluorescent molecules or other tags such as biotin.