21 EO – 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 17:19:57 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 https://staging.vectorlabs.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/V-favicon-02-100x100.png 21 EO – VectorLabs https://staging.vectorlabs.com 32 32 Bis-dPEG®₂₁-NHS ester https://staging.vectorlabs.com/products/bis-dpeg21-nhs-ester/ Sat, 24 Feb 2024 02:14:28 +0000 https://staging.vectorlabs.com/?post_type=product&p=37220 Bis-dPEG®21-NHS ester, product number QBD-10956, is a homobifunctional, amine-reactive, single molecular weight PEG crosslinker with a long (67 atoms, 79.1 Å) discrete PEG (dPEG®) chain length. Each end of the chain terminates as the N-hydroxysuccinimidyl (NHS) ester of propionic acid. Unlike traditional hydrophobic crosslinkers, Bis-dPEG®21-NHS ester will not cause problems such as aggregation, precipitation, and inactivation when conjugated to biomolecules. As a homobifunctional, amine-reactive crosslinker, the primary uses for QBD-10956 are intermolecular conjugation of biomolecules with free, surface-accessible amines and intramolecular modification of biomolecules using free, surface-accessible amines. Because QBD-10956 is one in a line of similar products, Bis-dPEG®21-NHS ester can be used with other products in the same line to probe the effect of different linker lengths on the performance of crosslinked or intramolecularly modified biomolecules.

NHS esters react with free amines such as the ε-amines of lysine. The optimal pH range for NHS esters to react with free amines is 7.0 – 7.5. However, NHS esters can react with free amines with pH as low as 6.5. NHS esters are susceptible to hydrolysis in aqueous media. As the pH increases, the hydrolysis rate of the ester increases. Thus, we strongly discourage storing Bis-dPEG®21-NHS ester in water or aqueous buffer. Instead, we recommend that customers make new solutions of the product as needed, use them immediately, and discard unused solutions after use. If customers desire to store the product in solution, we recommend the use of a pure, anhydrous, water-miscible solvent such as dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO), N,N-dimethylacetamide (DMAC), or N,N-dimethylformamide (DMF). DMSO, DMAC, or DMF can be dried chemically or by storing for a minimum of 24 hours over 3 Å molecular sieves. With DMF, use only fresh solvent as the compound decomposes over time to form free amines that will react with the NHS esters.

Specifications

Unit Size 100mg, 1000mg
Molecular Weight 1237.34; single compound
Chemical formula C₅₄H₉₆N₂O₂₉
CAS 1008402-79-6
Purity > 97%
Spacers dPEG® Spacer is 67 atoms and 79.1 Å
Shipping Ambient
Typical solubility properties (for additional information contact Customer Support) Methylene chloride, Acetonitrile, 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.

The post Bis-dPEG®₂₁-NHS ester appeared first on VectorLabs.

]]>

Description

Bis-dPEG®21-NHS ester, product number QBD-10956, is a homobifunctional, amine-reactive, single molecular weight PEG crosslinker with a long (67 atoms, 79.1 Å) discrete PEG (dPEG®) chain length. Each end of the chain terminates as the N-hydroxysuccinimidyl (NHS) ester of propionic acid. Unlike traditional hydrophobic crosslinkers, Bis-dPEG®21-NHS ester will not cause problems such as aggregation, precipitation, and inactivation when conjugated to biomolecules. As a homobifunctional, amine-reactive crosslinker, the primary uses for QBD-10956 are intermolecular conjugation of biomolecules with free, surface-accessible amines and intramolecular modification of biomolecules using free, surface-accessible amines. Because QBD-10956 is one in a line of similar products, Bis-dPEG®21-NHS ester can be used with other products in the same line to probe the effect of different linker lengths on the performance of crosslinked or intramolecularly modified biomolecules.

NHS esters react with free amines such as the ε-amines of lysine. The optimal pH range for NHS esters to react with free amines is 7.0 – 7.5. However, NHS esters can react with free amines with pH as low as 6.5. NHS esters are susceptible to hydrolysis in aqueous media. As the pH increases, the hydrolysis rate of the ester increases. Thus, we strongly discourage storing Bis-dPEG®21-NHS ester in water or aqueous buffer. Instead, we recommend that customers make new solutions of the product as needed, use them immediately, and discard unused solutions after use. If customers desire to store the product in solution, we recommend the use of a pure, anhydrous, water-miscible solvent such as dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO), N,N-dimethylacetamide (DMAC), or N,N-dimethylformamide (DMF). DMSO, DMAC, or DMF can be dried chemically or by storing for a minimum of 24 hours over 3 Å molecular sieves. With DMF, use only fresh solvent as the compound decomposes over time to form free amines that will react with the NHS esters.

Specifications

Unit Size100mg, 1000mg
Molecular Weight1237.34; single compound
Chemical formulaC₅₄H₉₆N₂O₂₉
CAS1008402-79-6
Purity> 97%
SpacersdPEG® Spacer is 67 atoms and 79.1 Å
ShippingAmbient
Typical solubility properties (for additional information contact Customer Support)Methylene chloride, Acetonitrile, 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

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.

Redox-Responsive Self-Assembly of Amphiphilic Multiblock Rod–Coil Polymers. Taek-Gyoung Kim, Chingu Kim, and Ji-Woong Park. Macromolecules. 2017, 50 (20) pp 8185–8191. 10/4/2017. DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.7b01650.

The post Bis-dPEG®₂₁-NHS ester appeared first on VectorLabs.

]]>