Some years back, I switched a 477 from TMA to NMP and saw distinct
increases in (1) RY, (2) the number of visitors per day in the lab and (3) the
number of people willing to eat lunch with me. If only to get rid of the
lingering stench, it is worthwhile to dump (literally) the TMA.
Steve
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Stephen Tindall
Argo BioAnalytica, Inc.
Phone: 1-973-605-2100
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Subj: TMA leaks
Date: 2/10/99 1:57:34 PM Eastern Standard Time
From: kielland@UVic.CA (Sandy Kielland)
Sender: abrf-request@aecom.yu.edu (Association of Biomolecular Resource
Facilities)
To: abrf@aecom.yu.edu (Recipients of ABRF List)
Greetings ABRF'ers:
Has anyone come up with a way to seal the joint around the tubing going
into the acid trap on ABI protein sequencers? My lab constantly smells of
TMA and this doesn't make me very popular with my coworkers.
Is there any advantage to switching to a different base instead of TMA
(other than the aroma)?
Regards,
Sandy Kielland
Protein Chemistry Centre
Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology
University of Victoria
CANADA