Sequencing gel solution premixes

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In article <Pine.SGI.3.91.950712153522.29496A-100000 at lonestar.jpl.utsa.edu>, "Billy B. Long" <blong at lonestar.jpl.utsa.edu> writes:
> Hi, Richard. 
Hi,
And various people.


I DID NOT WRITE THE ORIGINAL POST.

Thank you for your kind concern though ;)

We actually use Nat Diagnostic (I think off hand) reagents now.

> 
Someone else>> > I was wondering if a standard urea, acrylamide, TBE, water and TEMED solution 
>> > was stable during storage. I ask with regards to the companies  (e.g. National 
>> > Diagnostics) selling sequencing gel solutions which are ready to set after 
>> > the addtion of APS. 
>> 

ME>> Dunno about the TMED, but we used to make up a 10/9 stock of Urea/Ac in h2o, 
>> deionize and filter.  Kept for months at 4C (in the dark).  
>> Then we added 10XTBE (filtered, if necessary) and the AMPS + TEMED.  
>> I'd worry about the TBE ppting if stored cold.
>> 
>> rgds,
>> 
>> Richard
>> >  
>> -- 

Thank you every one who sent me email.  But I didn't want to know!

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