Chemical Acronyms
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SUBSTANCE 
COMMON NAME
CHEMICAL COMPOSITION
Pa protactinium  
PAABA 4-acetamidobenzoic acid  
PABA p-aminobenzoic acid; 4-aminobenzoic acid   
2-PAM pyridine-2-aldoxime methiodide; 2-pyridinealdoxime methiodide  
2-PAM chloride 2-pyridinealdoxime methochloride  
PAN 1-(2-pyridylazo)-2-naphthol  
PAPS adenosine 3'-phosphate 5'-phosphosulfate  
PAR 4(2-pyridylazo)resorcinol  
PAS p-aminosalicylic acid; 4-aminosalicylic acid   
Pb lead  
PBBO 2-(4-biphenyl)-6-phenylbenzoxazole  
PBD 2-phenyl)-5-(4-biphenylyl)-1,3,4-oxadiazole; 
2-(4-biphenyl)-5-phenyl-1,3,4-oxadiazole
 
PBFI (pfs)   free acid approx. 80% (HPLC)
PBFI-AM (pfs)   minimum 90% (HPLC)
PBN N-tert-butyl-a-phenylnitrone   
PBS phosphate buffered saline (PBS) solutions water, sodium chloride, sodium phosphate, potassium chloride, potassium phosphate
PBST phosphate buffered saline with Tween  
PCB polychlorinated biphenyls  
PCBA 4-chlorobenzoic acid  
PCBC 4-chlorobenzyl chloride  
PCBN 4-chlorobenzonitrile  
PCBTF 4-chlorobenzotrifluoride  
PCC pyridinium chlorochromate  
PCMB 4-chloromercuribenzoic acid  
PCMX 4-chloro-3,5-dimethylphenol  
PCNB pentachloronitrobenzene  
PCONA 4-chloro-2-nitroaniline  
PCP pentachlorophenol  
PCPA 4-chlorophenylacetic acid  
PCT 4-chlorotoluene  
PCTC 4-chlorobenzotrichloride  
Pd palladium  
Pd(DIPHOS)2 bis[1,2-bis(diphenylphosphino)ethane]palladium(0)  
PDC pyridinium dichromate  
PDEA N-phenyldiethanolamine   
Pd-PEI palladium-poly(ethylenimine)  
PDT 3-(2-pyridyl)-5,6-diphenyl-1,2,4-triazine  
PDT disulfonate 3-(2-pyridyl)-5,6-bis(4-phenylsulfonic acid)-1,2,4-triazine  
PEA 3-(2-pyridyl)-5,6-diphenyl-1,2,4-triazine-p,p'-disulfonic acid, disodium salt trihydrate  
Pearlman's catalyst palladium hydroxide on carbon  
PEEK monafilament poly(oxy-1,4-phenyleneoxy-1,4-phenylenecarbonyl-1,4-phenylene)  
PEG polyethylene glycol; poly(ethylene glycol)  
PEMA 2-ethyl-2-phenylmalonamide  
PEP phosphoenolpyruvic acid  
PF paraformaldehyde  
PIPES buffer piperazine-N-N'-bis[2-ethanesulfonic acid];1,4-piperazinediethanesulfonic acid; [1,4-piperazinebis(ethanesulfonic acid)  
PIPES, disodium salt monohydrate [1,4piperazinebis(ethanesulfonic acid, sodium salt)  
PK 11195 1-(2-chlorophenyl)-N-methyl-N-(1-methylpropyl) 
-3-isoquinolinecarboxamide
 
PK/LDH enzymes  (from rabbit muscle) Crystalline suspension in ammonium sulfate containing 700 units per ml of pyruvate kinase, and 1000 units per ml of lactic dehydrogenase.  
PLH luteinizing hormone  
Pm promethium  
PMA phenylmercuric acetate  
PMDA 1,2,4,5-benzenetetracarboxylic anhydride  
PMH phenylmercuric hydroxide  
PMHS polymethylhydrosioxlane  
PMS phenazine methosulfate  
PMSF phenylmethylsulfonyl fluoride; a-toluenesulfonyl fluoride  
PNGase F glycopeptidase F  
PNMT phenylethanolamine-N-methyltransferase  
PNPG a-p-nitrophenylglycerin  
pNPP paranitrophenyl phosphate; p-nitrophenyl phosphate; 
4-nitrophenyl phosphate
 
PNPP paranitrophenyl phosphate or p-nitrophenyl phosphate  
Po polonium  
4-POBN a-(4-pyridyl 1-oxide)-N-tert-butylnitrone  
POM chloromethyl pivalate  
POPOP 1,4-bis(5-phenyloxazol-2-yl)benzene  
POPOP, PPO cocktail 1L contains 1.25g POPOP and 100g PPO in toluene  
POPSO [b,b'-dihydroxy-1,4-piperazinebis(propanesulfonic acid)  
POPSO buffer (piperazine-N,N'-bis[2-hydroxypropanesulfonic acid)  
PPA polyphosphoric acid  
PPD 2,5-diphenyl-1,3,4-oxadiazole  
PPDTS 2-(5,6-bis[4-sulfophenyl]-1,2,4-triazin-3-yl)-4-(4-sulfophenyl)pyridine  
PPNCI bis(triphenylphosphoranylidene)ammonium chloride  
PPO 2,5-diphenyloxazole  
PPO, POPOP cocktail 1L contains 1.25g POPOP and 100g PPO in toluene  
PPTS pyridinium p-toluenesulfonate  
PPTS 3-[5-(sulfophenyl)-2-pyridyl]-1,2,4-triazin-5-yl-benzenesulfonic 
acid disodium salt
 
Pr praseodymium  
PR phenol red  
(R)-PROPHOS (R)-(+)-1,2-bis(diphenylphosphino)propane  
PS pencillin, strepeomycin  
PSM sucrose, (sodium dodecyl sulfate; sodium lauryl sulfate), tris[hydroxymethyl]-aminomethane, ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid, pyronin, Y/2-ME  
Pt platinum  
PT p-terphenyl   
PTAP phenyltrimethylammonium tribromide  
PTBBA 4-tert-butylbenzoic acid  
Pt(COD)Cl2 dichloro(1,5-cyclooctadiene)platinum(II)  
Pt(COD)I2 (1,5-cyclooctadiene)diiodoplatinum(II)  
PTFE polytetrafluoroethylene  
PTSA p-toluenesulfonic acid   
PTSI p-toluenesulfonyl isocyanate   
Pu plutonium  
PVA poly(vinyl alcohol)  
PVC poly(vinyl chloride)  
PVDF poly(vinylidene fluoride)   
PVP polyvinylpyrrolidone  
PVPDC poly(4-vinylpyridinium dichromate) cross- linked  
PVPHF poly[4-vinylpyridinium poly(hydrogen fluoride)  
PVP-I polyvinylpyrrolidone-iodine complex  
PVSK poly(vinyl sulfate, potassium salt)  
QFITC (XRITC; a quinolizino-substituted fluorescein isothiocyanate) Mixed isomers Labeling efficiency with bovine albumin: approx. 90%  
Ra radium  
RAMP (R)-(+)-1-amino-2-(methoxymethyl)pyrrolidine  
Rb rubidium  
Re rhenium  
REACTA-SIL™ mixture of chlorotrimethylsilane, 1,1,13,3,3-hexamethyldisilazane, and pyridine (1:2:10)  
REACTA-SIL™ BTT mixture of N,O-bis(trimethylsilyl)acetamide, 1-(trimethylsilyl)imidazole and chlorotrimethylsilane (3:3:2)  
REACTA-SIL™ concetrate mixture of chlorotrimethylsilane and 1,1,1,3,3,3-hexamethyldisilazane (2:1)  
REACTA-SIL™ T/P mixture of 1-(trimethylsilyl)imidazole and pyridine (1:4)  
Resolv-Al™ europium tris(2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-3,5-heptanedionate)  
Rh rhodium  
RIPA   sodium chloride, NP-40, deokycholate, sodium dodecyl sulfate (a.k.a. sodium lauryl sulfate), (tris[hydroxymethyl]-aminomethane) or sodium chloride, NP-40, sodium deoxycholate, sodium dodecyl sulfate (a.k.a. sodium lauryl sulfate), (tris[hydroxymethyl]-ami
Rn radon  
RNA buffer   tris[hydroxymethyl]-aminomethane, sodium chloride, (ethylenedinitrilo)-tetraacetic acid sodium salt
Ru ruthenium  
20xSSPE sodium chloride, sodium dihydrophosphate, ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid, sodium hydroxide  
S sulfur  
SAA succinic anhydride  
Salol phenyl salicylate  
SALPS 2-(salicylideneamino)phenyl disulfide  
SAM S-adenosyl-L-methionine   
SAMP (S)-(-)-1-amino-2-(methoxymethyl)pyrrolidine  
Sb antimony  
SBH sodium borohydride  
Sc scandium  
SCE   sorbitol, sodium citrate, ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid
SDH sorbitol dehydrogenase  
SDH Control   freeze dried control containing sorbitol dehydrodenase in a stabilized bovine albumin base.
SDP 4,4'-sulfonyldiphenol  
SDS sodium dodecyl sulfate (a.k.a. sodium lauryl sulfate)  
Se selenium  
SEM-Cl 2-(trimethylsilyl)ethoxymethyl chloride  
Sevac   chloroform, isoamyl alcohol
Sevag   chloroform, isoamyl alcohol
Si silicon  
Silver ICP/DCP standard solution Contains 10000 mg/mL of silver in 1-2 wt.% nitric acid. Exact silver concentration on label.
Silver FOD [AgFOD, 6,6,7,7,8,8-heptafluoro-2,2-dimethyl-3,5-octanedionato silver derivative]  
SITS 4-acetamido-4'-isothiocyanatostilbene-2,2'-disulfonic acid  
SKATOLE 3-methylindole  
SLB   sodium deoxycholate, tris[hydroxymethyl]-aminomethane, Nonidet P-40, sodium chloride, ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid, ethylene glycol-bis-aminoethyl ether N,N,N',N',-tetraacetic acid
SLS dodecyl sulfate, sodium salt  
Sm samarium  
SM suspension medium sodium chloride, magnesium sulfate, tris[hydroxymethyl]-aminomethane, gelatin
Sn tin  
SNAZOXS 8-hydroxy-7-(4-sulfo-1-napthylazo)-5-quinolinesulfonic acid  
SOB   tryptone, yeast extract, sodium chloride, potassium chloride, magnesium sulfate
Sodium AA/ICP calibration/check standard for environmental analysis Contains 1000 mg/mL of sodium in 1-2 wt.% nitric acid. Exact sodium concentration on label.
Sodium ICP/DCP standard solution Contains 10000 mg/mL of sodium in 1-2 wt.% nitric acid. Exact sodium concentration on label.
SOE   sorbital, ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid, (tris[hydroxymethyl]-aminomethane)
SP-12 6,8-dibromo-1',3'-dihydro-1',3',3'-trimethylspirol 
(2H-1-benzopyran-2,2'-(2H)-indole
 
SP-49 6-bromo-1',3'-dihydro-1',3',3'-trimethyl-8-nitrospirol 
(2H-1-benzopyran-2,2'-(2H)-indole
 
SPADNS 2-(p-sulfophenylazo)-1,8-dihydroxy-3,6-napthalenedisulfonic acid, 
trisodium salt; 2-(4-sulfophenylazo)-1,8-dihydroxy-3, 
6-napthalenedisulfonic acid, trisodium salt
 
Span® 20 sorbitan monolaurate  
Span® 40  sorbitan monopalmitate  
Span® 60 sorbitan monostearate  
Span® 65 sorbitan tristearate  
Span® 80 sorbitan monooleate  
Span® 83 sorbitan sesquioleate  
Span® 85 sorbitan trioleate  
2-SPBN, sodium salt N-tert-butyl-a-(2-sulfophenyl)nitrone, sodium salt   
Sr strontium  
SRIF somatostatin  
SRM standard reference material (refer to MSDS)  
SS DNA salmon sperm deoxyribonucleic acid  
SSC   sodium chloride, sodium citrate
SSPE buffer   sodium chloride, sodium phosphate (monobasic), ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid
STE   sodium dodecyl sulfate (a.k.a. sodium lauryl sulfate), tris[hydroxymethyl]-aminomethane, ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid
STET   sucrose, ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid, detergent, tris[hydroxymethyl]-aminomethane
STH somatotropin  
 
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