anhydrous ampicillin

[Richard P Grant]

colossus... (s535290 at aix1.uottawa.ca) wrote:
: Hi all,

: I just got some anhydrous ampicillin to test the minimum inhibitory
: concentrations of some bugs, but I was told to make a salt using some 
: NaOH in order to dissolve it. Are there any of you who have ever had to

Woo-hoo.  Nope, you want NaCO3 (carbonate).  A 1 M of NaCO3 solution in
H2O will do it.


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