N-Lauroylsarcosine aids in the solubilization and separation of membrane proteins and glycoproteins. It has been used to indicate paramagnetic anisotropy sign change in micelle mesophage. It inhibits hexokinase. It Inhibits bacterial flora of human saliva/gut at 0.25% as well as act as fungistatic agent in aqueous dispersion (1%). It is Useful in concentrated salt solutions, used in the cell lysis step during RNA purification (helps avoid excessive foaming). MW 271.4 I [97-78-9]