Product Description: Formamide is a denaturant of DNA which can lower DNA stability in aqueous buffer solutions. Formamide is also used as a solvent for many ionic compounds, resins and plasticizers or as a chemical feedstock[1][2].
References: [1]Kamineni VK, et al. Layer-by-layer nanoassembly of polyelectrolytes using formamide as the working medium. Langmuir. 2007;23(14):7423-7./[2]Blake RD, et al. Thermodynamic effects of formamide on DNA stability. Nucleic Acids Res. 1996 Jun 1;24(11):2095-103.