Leo,
we have been using the MPS 396 from Advanced Chemtech for 3-4 years
with success.
It is a reliable machine which could synthesize up to 96 peptides at
a time at 25-50umols scale.
We obtain 50-100mg crude peptide for 20-40mer.
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Jean Lefebvre
Biotechnology Research Institute
National Research Council of Canada
6100 Royalmount Avenue
Montreal, QC
Canada, H4P 2R2
Phone: (514) 496-6167
Fax: (514) 496-5143
E-mail: jean.lefebvre@nrc.ca or jean@bri.nrc.ca
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> From: Leo Kei Iwai
> Sent: Thursday, January 13, 2000 17:36
> To: Recipients of ABRF List
> Subject: Re: PepSyn: Pioneer, other eqpment
>
> Tony,
>
> I remember that in the past, some people was complaining about MAP
> setup of this equipment. Those ones that did not have this setup
> installed, were synthesizing peptides very well.
>
>
> And, taking advantage of your question, I would like to know if
> you would recommend me to buy Pioneer without MAP setup.
> I'm thinking about buying a new synthesizer but I intend to buy
> some that can synthesize a lot of peptides simultaneously. I'm not
> familiar with Pioneer, but as far as I know, it synthesize only 2 peptides
> simultaneously.
>
> Does someone knows a equipment that synthesize 20-40 peptides/time
> (or more) in about 20-40 mg (or more)? What about Advanced Chemtech 396
> multiple synthesizer? How many peptides I can synthesize with it
> simultaneously and in what scale? Also, are there a new model of 9050?
> Thanks for any help,
>
> Leo
>
>
>
> At 15:26 13/01/2000 +0000, Tony Tarragona wrote:
> >I would like to ask a question to the peptide synthesis community
> specially
> >in the States.
> >What is your experience with the Pioneer?
> >
> >Ours and other group in the UK is not good at all.
> >
> >Tony
> >
> >
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> Leo Kei Iwai
> Chemist MSc
> MolBio PhD candidate
> Dept of Biophysics and Cell Biology
> Escola Paulista de Medicina - EPM - UNIFESP
> Lab of Transplant Immunology
> Instituto do Coracao - Incor - FMUSP
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