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Can carbamylation of proteins take place without heating? - (May/08/2012 )

Can urea degrade without heating? I mean can carbamylation of proteins take place without heating the probe?

-L u c a-

yes. urea will decompose at room temperature, albeit slowly, even as a solid.

we always deionize with rexyn 300 (mixed bed ion exchanger) to remove decomposition products when we prepare solutions.

-mdfenko-