Application

Dimethyl pimelimidate dihydrochloride has been used to develop a technique for isolating Enterocytozoon bieneusi spores directly from human stool samples with a high degree of purity, which opens up new approaches for studying this parasite.

Caution

The reagent is readily hydrolyzed at neutral pH.

General description

Dimethyl pimelimidate dihydrochloride is a homobifunctional cross-linking reagent used in crosslinking, protein interaction and protein modification. It typically reacts with primary amines in the pH range 7.0-10.0 to form amidine bonds.

Other Notes

Note that the amidine linkage preserves original primary amine positive charge. Incorporates a seven atom linker.