Homemade 14C protein markers?

[Jonathan B. Marder]

In article <22jieh$chj at usenet.INS.CWRU.Edu> djt2 at po.CWRU.Edu (Dennis J. Templeton) writes:
>Subject: Homemade 14C protein markers?
>From: djt2 at po.CWRU.Edu (Dennis J. Templeton)
>Date: 21 Jul 1993 14:05:05 GMT
>
>A recent thread asked about homemade prestained markers.  We like to use
>14C-labelled protein standards that make beutiful markers for fluorographed
>gels.  However, the price of these things (>$100 per uCi) seems outlandish.
>
>Does anyone out there cook up their own beginning with 14C MeI or
>formaldehyde?
>
>dennis
I also thought the price high when I first ordered 14C-protein standards,
but if your gels are good (i.e. nice compressed bands) you will find that
a single order lasts for dozens of gels (one order served several
researchers during my PhD years).  I think that you find the cost per gel
no more than for good unstained markers.
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