SDS of high purity and low UV absorption for applications in biochemistry and molecular biology like protein solubilization, plasmid extraction from bacteria, reduction of non-specific binding sites on membranes during nucleic acid hybridization and for electrophoresis. Anionic detergent, CMC (25 °C) 8.1 mM, Na (25 °C) 60 - 62, HLB 40 SDS of high purity and low UV absorption for applications in biochemistry and molecular biology like protein solubilization, plasmid extraction from bacteria, reduction of non-specific binding sites on membranes during nucleic acid hybridization and for electrophoresis. Anionic detergent, CMC (25 °C) 8.1 mM, Na (25 °C) 60 - 62, HLB 40