N,N-Dimethylformamide was used to solubilize MTT crystals in cell viability assays. It was also used in feruloyl esterase activity assay in molds exhibiting high activity of the enzyme.
General description
N, N-Dimethylformamide (DMF) is a solvent with a low evaporation rate, useful for preparing solutions with a variety of hydrophobic organic compounds used in molecular biology applications.