Thermo Scientific™ BMB (1,4-bismaleimidobutane)

Thermo Scientific™ BMB (1,4-bismaleimidobutane)

Thermo Scientific Pierce BMB is a mid-length, maleimide crosslinker for covalent, irreversible conjugation between sulfhydryl groups (e.g., protein or peptide cysteines).

Features

• Reactive groups: maleimide (both ends)
• Reactive towards: sulfhydryl groups
• Mid-length (10.9Å), sulfhydryl-to-sulfhydryl crosslinker, composed of maleimide groups and 9-atom spacer arm
• Water-insoluble—dissolve first in DMF or DMSO, then add to aqueous reaction buffers
• Noncleavable