7647-14-5 | Sodium Chloride (NaCl)

Chemical type

• Inorganic salt
• Ionic compound
• Abiotic stress–inducing chemical agent

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• Inorganic ionic salt
• Salinity stress agent

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• Inorganic salt

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Key properties

• Highly water-soluble
• Dissociates into Na⁺ and Cl⁻ ions in aqueous solution
• Causes osmotic stress and ionic toxicity at high concentrations
• Chemically stable, non-volatile

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• Fully dissociates into Na⁺ and Cl⁻ ions in aqueous solution
• Causes both osmotic stress and ionic toxicity
• Rapidly affects membrane potential and ion channels

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• Used as pressure-transmitting medium in diamond anvil cell experiments
• Reduces sample thickness and prevents signal saturation in IR spectroscopy under high pressure

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• Salt-stress inducer in plant physiology experiments
• Selective pressure agent for screening salt-tolerant genes
• Experimental variable to simulate saline environments

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• Induction of salinity stress in plant roots
• Positive control for Ca²⁺ signalling activation
• Comparison with non-ionic osmotic stress (PEG)

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• Pressure medium in high-pressure infrared spectroscopy

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Classification by use

• Chemicals used to induce abiotic stress
• Chemicals used in plant stress physiology research

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• Chemicals used to induce salinity stress
• Chemicals used to study ionic toxicity
• Chemicals used in plant stress signalling research

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• Materials used in high-pressure experiments

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1. [1] High-throughput yeast screening and transcriptomic integration identify salt-tolerance genes in Spartina alterniflora, Current Plant Biology, Volume 45, January 2026, 100564
2. [2] Ca2+ and ROS signalling exhibit divergent root-specific dynamics in Arabidopsis responses to abiotic stress and PAMPs, Current Plant Biology, Volume 45, January 2026, 100571
3. [3] Temperature and Pressure Dependence of the Infrared Spectrum of 1-Ethyl-3-Methylimidazolium Trifluoromethanesulfonate Ionic Liquid, Appl. Sci., 2020, 10(12), 4404