Micromolar
Micromolar is a unit of concentration used in chemistry, biology, and medicine to express amounts of substances in solutions. It is equivalent to one micromole per liter, or 1x10^-6 moles per liter.
Definition[edit | edit source]
The micromolar (µM) is a unit of concentration used in chemistry and related fields. It represents the concentration of a substance in a solution, specifically one micromole of a substance per liter of solution. This unit is commonly used in biological and chemical experiments where the concentration of a substance in a solution is of interest.
Usage[edit | edit source]
In biochemistry, the micromolar unit is often used to express the concentration of enzymes in a solution, or the concentration of substrates or products in a biochemical reaction. It is also used in pharmacology to express the concentration of drugs in the body or in a test solution.
In chemistry, the micromolar unit is used to express the concentration of ions in a solution, or the concentration of a chemical compound in a reaction mixture. It is also used in environmental science to express the concentration of pollutants in water or air.
Conversion[edit | edit source]
The micromolar unit can be converted to other units of concentration, such as millimolar (mM), nanomolar (nM), or picomolar (pM), using the following conversion factors:
- 1 µM = 0.001 mM
- 1 µM = 1000 nM
- 1 µM = 1,000,000 pM
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