What is Lithium acetate?
[[File:Lithium_acetate.JPG|thumb|Lithium acetate]] '''Lithium acetate''' is a [[chemical compound]]. Its [[chemical formula]] is CH<sub>3</sub>COOLi. It is a salt that contains [[lithium]] and [[acetic acid]]. ==Uses== Lithium acetate is used in the [[laboratory]] as [[buffer]] for [[gel electrophoresis]] of [[DNA]] and [[RNA]].<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Norcum|first1=Mona T.|last2=Warrington|first2=J. Anthony|date=1998|title=Structural analysis of the multienzyme aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase complex: A three-domain model based on reversible chemical crosslinking|url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pro.5560070108|journal=Protein Science|volume=7|issue=1|pages=79–87|doi=10.1002/pro.5560070108|pmid=9514262|pmc=2143804|issn=0961-8368|via=}}</ref> == References == {{reflist}} {{chemistry-stub}} [[Category:Lithium compounds]]