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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