Drosophila saline - Julian (1994) |
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Compound
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mM
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g/l
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mOsM
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Dissolve together in about 800 ml water while stirring:
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NaCl
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117.5
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6.86
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235
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KCl
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20
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1.49
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40
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CaCl2.2H2O
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2
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0.29
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6
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MgCl2.6H2O
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2
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0.41
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6
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Glucose
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20
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3.96
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20
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HEPES
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8.6
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2.05
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12
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Dissolve each of these separately in about 100 ml water, then add together to the big beaker while stirring:
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NaHCO3
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10.24
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0.86
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20
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NaH2PO4
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4.5
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0.70
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15
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Adjust pH to 6.8.
Filter sterilise and store in fridge.
(Total Osmolality 354) If the saline throws a precipitate, discard the saline- you'll have lost all the Ca++ and Mg++ as (very) insoluble phosphates.
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Wednesday, 10 November 2010 14:21 |
Last Updated on Wednesday, 10 November 2010 17:09 |