Sodium formate

Description

Sodium formate is a biochemical assay reagent. Sodium formate can react with zinc sources such as ZnCl2 on the surface of alpha alumina support to form a zinc oxide layer. Sodium formate acts as a deprotonating agent, promoting the deprotonation of ligands such as 2-methylimidazole at high temperatures. Sodium formate provides the required reducing force in the catalytic oxidation of methane to methanol by methane monooxygenase sMMO and inhibits further oxidation of methanol.