Heterobifunctional Amine & Thiol Reactive – VectorLabs https://staging.vectorlabs.com From linker design and synthesis, bioconjugated design and manufacturing, biomolecule labeling and functionalization, and detection system and solutions, our team is here to help you move forward, with impact. Wed, 22 Oct 2025 17:17:32 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://staging.vectorlabs.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/V-favicon-02-100x100.png Heterobifunctional Amine & Thiol Reactive – VectorLabs https://staging.vectorlabs.com 32 32 MPS-Acid https://staging.vectorlabs.com/products/mps-acid/ Sat, 24 Feb 2024 02:10:03 +0000 https://staging.vectorlabs.com/?post_type=product&p=35984 "MPS-Acid, product number QBD-10323, is 3-maleimidopropanoic acid, a thiol-reactive crosslinker for linking sulfhydryl groups with free amines. Although it is not a dPEG® product, MPS-Acid is a building block for Vector Laboratories' complete line of Maleimide-dPEG®x products. As a crosslinker, the spacer is from the reactive site of the maleimide to the carbonyl carbon of the propanoic acid.

The maleimido group reacts with sulfhydryl groups to form thiol ether bonds. In the range of pH 6.5 – 7.5, the thiol-maleimide reaction is chemoselective. Above pH 7.5, the maleimide group can also react with free amine groups. Consequently, high pH buffers should be avoided when using this product.

This product can be functionalized with an active ester such as N-hydroxysuccinimide (NHS); 2,3,5,6-tetrafluorophenol (TFP); or 2,3,4,5,6-pentafluorophenol (PFP) in order to react with free amines. Alternatively, the acid moiety can be coupled directly to free amines using a water-soluble carbodiimide such as 1-Ethyl-3-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)carbodiimide (EDC)."

Specifications

Unit Size 100 mg, 1000 mg
Molecular Weight 169.13; single compound
Chemical formula C₇H₇NO₄
CAS 7423-55-4
Purity > 98%
Spacers Spacer is 6 atoms and 6.0 Å
Shipping Ambient
Typical solubility properties (for additional information contact Customer Support) Acetonitrile, DMAC, DMSO or water.
Storage and handling -20°C; Always let come to room temperature before opening; be careful to limit exposure to moisture and restore under an inert atmosphere; stock solutions can be prepared with dry solvent and kept for several days (freeze when not in use). dPEG® pegylation compounds are generally hygroscopic and should be treated as such. This will be less noticeable with liquids, but the solids will become tacky and difficult to manipulate, if care is not taken to minimize air exposure.

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Description

MPS-Acid, product number QBD-10323, is 3-maleimidopropanoic acid, a thiol-reactive crosslinker for linking sulfhydryl groups with free amines. Although it is not a dPEG® product, MPS-Acid is a building block for Vector Laboratories’ complete line of Maleimide-dPEG®x products. As a crosslinker, the spacer is from the reactive site of the maleimide to the carbonyl carbon of the propanoic acid.

The maleimido group reacts with sulfhydryl groups to form thiol ether bonds. In the range of pH 6.5 – 7.5, the thiol-maleimide reaction is chemoselective. Above pH 7.5, the maleimide group can also react with free amine groups. Consequently, high pH buffers should be avoided when using this product.

This product can be functionalized with an active ester such as N-hydroxysuccinimide (NHS); 2,3,5,6-tetrafluorophenol (TFP); or 2,3,4,5,6-pentafluorophenol (PFP) in order to react with free amines. Alternatively, the acid moiety can be coupled directly to free amines using a water-soluble carbodiimide such as 1-Ethyl-3-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)carbodiimide (EDC).

Specifications

Unit Size100 mg, 1000 mg
Molecular Weight169.13; single compound
Chemical formulaC₇H₇NO₄
CAS7423-55-4
Purity> 98%
SpacersSpacer is 6 atoms and 6.0 Å
ShippingAmbient
Typical solubility properties (for additional information contact Customer Support)Acetonitrile, DMAC, DMSO or water.
Storage and handling-20°C; Always let come to room temperature before opening; be careful to limit exposure to moisture and restore under an inert atmosphere; stock solutions can be prepared with dry solvent and kept for several days (freeze when not in use). dPEG® pegylation compounds are generally hygroscopic and should be treated as such. This will be less noticeable with liquids, but the solids will become tacky and difficult to manipulate, if care is not taken to minimize air exposure.



Documents

References

Greg T. Hermanson, Bioconjugate Techniques, 3rd Edition, Elsevier, Waltham, MA 02451, 2013, ISBN 978-0-12-382239-0; See Chapter 18, Discrete PEG Reagents, pp. 787-821, for a full overview of the dPEG® products.

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]]> MPS (NHS-3-maleimidopropionate) https://staging.vectorlabs.com/products/mps-nhs-3-maleimidopropionate/ Sat, 24 Feb 2024 02:07:15 +0000 https://staging.vectorlabs.com/?post_type=product&p=35449 "MPS (NHS-3-maleimidopropionate), product number QBD-10217, is the N-hydroxysuccinimidyl (NHS) ester of 3-(maleimido)propanoic acid and is used to crosslink sulfhydryls with amines. This product does not contain a dPEG® spacer between the reactive groups. The distance is six atoms (6.0 Å) from the reactive site of the maleimide to the carbonyl carbon of the propanoic acid.

The maleimido group reacts with sulfhydryl groups to form thiol ether bonds. In the range of pH 6.5 – 7.5, the thiol-maleimide reaction is chemoselective. Above pH 7.5, the maleimide group can also react with free amine groups. Consequently, high pH buffers should be avoided when using this product.

NHS esters are widely popular for reactions of carboxylic acids with primary or secondary amines to form stable amide bonds. Although the NHS ester hydrolyzes rather easily in water or aqueous buffer, this product can be dissolved in a water-miscible solvent such as N,N’-dimethylacetamide (DMAC) that has been dried over 3 Å molecular sieves. The solution of MPS is then added to the water or aqueous buffer to start the reaction."

Specifications

Unit Size 250 mg, 1000 mg
Molecular Weight 266.21; single compound
Chemical formula C₁₁H₁₀N₂O₆
CAS 55750-62-4
Purity > 98%
Spacers Spacer is 6 atoms and 6.0 Å
Shipping Ambient
Typical solubility properties (for additional information contact Customer Support) DMAC or DMSO.
Storage and handling -20°C; Always let come to room temperature before opening; be careful to limit exposure to moisture and restore under an inert atmosphere; stock solutions can be prepared with dry solvent and kept for several days (freeze when not in use). dPEG® pegylation compounds are generally hygroscopic and should be treated as such. This will be less noticeable with liquids, but the solids will become tacky and difficult to manipulate, if care is not taken to minimize air exposure.

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Description

MPS (NHS-3-maleimidopropionate), product number QBD-10217, is the N-hydroxysuccinimidyl (NHS) ester of 3-(maleimido)propanoic acid and is used to crosslink sulfhydryls with amines. This product does not contain a dPEG® spacer between the reactive groups. The distance is six atoms (6.0 Å) from the reactive site of the maleimide to the carbonyl carbon of the propanoic acid.

The maleimido group reacts with sulfhydryl groups to form thiol ether bonds. In the range of pH 6.5 – 7.5, the thiol-maleimide reaction is chemoselective. Above pH 7.5, the maleimide group can also react with free amine groups. Consequently, high pH buffers should be avoided when using this product.

NHS esters are widely popular for reactions of carboxylic acids with primary or secondary amines to form stable amide bonds. Although the NHS ester hydrolyzes rather easily in water or aqueous buffer, this product can be dissolved in a water-miscible solvent such as N,N’-dimethylacetamide (DMAC) that has been dried over 3 Å molecular sieves. The solution of MPS is then added to the water or aqueous buffer to start the reaction.

Specifications

Unit Size250 mg, 1000 mg
Molecular Weight266.21; single compound
Chemical formulaC₁₁H₁₀N₂O₆
CAS55750-62-4
Purity> 98%
SpacersSpacer is 6 atoms and 6.0 Å
ShippingAmbient
Typical solubility properties (for additional information contact Customer Support)DMAC or DMSO.
Storage and handling-20°C; Always let come to room temperature before opening; be careful to limit exposure to moisture and restore under an inert atmosphere; stock solutions can be prepared with dry solvent and kept for several days (freeze when not in use). dPEG® pegylation compounds are generally hygroscopic and should be treated as such. This will be less noticeable with liquids, but the solids will become tacky and difficult to manipulate, if care is not taken to minimize air exposure.

Documents

References

  1. Greg T. Hermanson, Bioconjugate Techniques, 3rd Edition, Elsevier, Waltham, MA 02451, 2013, ISBN 978-0-12-382239-0; See Chapter 18, Discrete PEG Reagents, pp. 787-821, for a full overview of the dPEG® products.
  2. Reagents for Astatination of Biomolecules. 2. Conjugation of Anionic Boron Cage Pendant Groups to a Protein Provides a Method for Direct Labeling that is Stable to in Vivo Deastatination. D. Scott Wilbur, Ming-Kuan Chyan, Donald K. Hamlin, Robert L. Vessella, Timothy J. Wedge, and M. Frederick Hawthorne. Bioconjugate Chem. 2007, 18 (4) pp 1226–1240. June 21, 2007. DOI: 10.1021/bc060345s.
  3. Biodistribution of 211At labeled HER-2 binding affibody molecules in mice. Ann-Charlotts teffen, Ylva Almqvist, Ming-Kuan Chyan, Hans Lundqvist, Vladimir Tolmachev, D. Scott Wilbur and Jorgen Carlsson. Oncology Reports. 2007, 17 (5) pp 1141-1147. May 1, 2007. DOI: www.spandidos-publications.com/or/17/5/1141.

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