methyl mercury hydroxide-Source

[Bradley Turner]

Hello Christine,

Methyl mercury hydroxide is available from:

Alfa/AESAR
Johnson Matthey Co.
30 Bond Street
Ward Hill, MA 01835-8099

Phone 800-343-0660
Fax   800-322-4757

Mehtylmercury (II) hydroxide, 1M in H2O
[1184-57-2] CH3HgOH, FW 232.63
Catalog Number 13395
10ml  $59.00
50ml  $94.50

There may be considerable shipping/disposal costs as this is a very
potent neurotoxin.

Disclaimer:No commercial interest, just a satisfied customer.
Am I the only person on the Net that uses this stuff??

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To: methods at net.bio.net
From: c-elsik at tamu.edu (Christine Elsik)
Subject: methyl mercury hydroxide
Date: 11 Oct 1996 15:38:48 -0700
Message-ID: <9610112248.AA27859 at rsgis4.tamu.edu>

Does anybody know of a source for methyl mercury hydroxide (for use as a
denaturing agent in DNA electrophoresis)?

Thanks.


Christine Elsik
Department of Forest Science
Texas A&M University
College Station, TX  77843-2135
phone 409-845-8803
fax 409-845-6049
c-elsik at tamu.edu




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