Anita Everson
Peptide Lab
RW Johnson PRI, La Jolla
aeverson@prius.jnj.com
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> From: Steve Love[SMTP:S.Love@mailbox.uq.oz.au]
> Sent: Thursday, September 10, 1998 11:14 PM
> To: Recipients of ABRF List
> Subject: Peptide Synthesis/ HBTU allergic reaction.
>
> Dear All
>
> Firstly we are well aware of the dangers of HBTU and it's potential
> effects
> on the respiratory system and our lab does everything it can to minimise
> the possibility of this occuring.
>
> We are wondering if anyone else has had a person(s) in their Laboratories
> become hyperallergic to HBTU.
>
> We have and this person only has to enter the lab sometimes and will begin
> to sneeze. Trace contacts gives severe respiratory reactions (ie become
> extremely difficult to breathe) and swelling at contact point. This
> person has worked in our labs for sometime now and has only recently (last
> couple of months) become this severerly reactive to HBTU. We are of
> course moving her onto other areas of endevour within our laboratories.
>
> So far no body else in the lab has been affected in this way desipte
> working as long or longer with HBTU. We would appreciate knowing if there
> have been cases in other labs where this has occurred.
>
>
> And lastly
> Thank you to those people who replied to the request about converting the
> ABI430A to PC control. We considering our possibilities.
>
> With many thanks
> Steve
>
> +++++++++++++++++++++++
> Stephen Love
> Centre of Drug Design and Development.
> University of Queensland
> St Lucia
> Brisbane 4072
> Queensland
> Australia.
>
> Ph (617)-3365-1097
> Fax (617) 3365-1990
> S.Love@mailbox.uq.oz.au
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