Environmentally safe removal/disposal of Coomassie Brilliant Blue from gel destain and used gel stain

Analytical Biochemistry

Volumn 404, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 193-196

  Dorri, Yaser ^a   Kurien, Biji T ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^b OKLAHOMA MEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (United States)

Author keywords

2DE; Coomassie Brilliant Blue; Gel destaining; Kimwipes; Multiple destaining; SDS PAGE

Indexed keywords

RECYCLING;

COOMASSIE BRILLIANT BLUE; ENVIRONMENTALLY SAFE; KIMWIPES; MULTIPLE DESTAINING; ORGANIC LIQUID; SDS PAGE; STAINING SOLUTIONS; TOXIC REAGENTS;

WASTE DISPOSAL;

ADSORBENT; BRILLIANT BLUE; COOMASSIE BRILLIANT BLUE; DYES, REAGENTS, INDICATORS, MARKERS AND BUFFERS; FUCHSINE;

ARTICLE; GEL; LANDFILL; ORGANIC POLLUTION; ORGANIC WASTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOLID WASTE; STAIN; WASTE DISPOSAL; CHEMISTRY; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PROCEDURES; SEWAGE;

ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; INDICATORS AND REAGENTS; ROSANILINE DYES; WASTE DISPOSAL, FLUID;

EID: 77954457624     PISSN: 00032697     EISSN: 10960309     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ab.2010.05.022     Document Type: Article

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