Re: DRAQ5 Revisited

From: Dr. John Waitumbi (JWaitumbi@kisian.mimcom.net)
Date: Thu Mar 14 2002 - 00:49:50 EST


You can find the latest information on DRAQ5 (safety data, main
characteristics of the dye, literature, sample preparation and analysis) at
http://www.biostatus.com. Over here we use it routinely to stain for P.
falciparum in red blood cells that have been stained by FITC for surface
markers.

Cheers

John Waitumbi, PhD
USMRU-K/KEMRI, Kenya

----- Original Message -----
From: "Mostowski, Howard S." <mostowski@cber.fda.gov>
To: cyto-inbox
Sent: Monday, March 11, 2002 5:50 PM
Subject: DRAQ5 Revisited


>
> Good day or evening, [depending on which side of the globe you reside at]
>
> DRAQ5 sounds as the next best thing since sliced bread; there fore I
> have several questions.
>
> 1. From whom can it be purchased from [USA}?
> 2. Can it also be used as a live/dead discriminator, since
> it couples with DNA?
> 3. Are there any dangers in handling namely carcinogenic?
>
> Thanks in advance for any info.
>
> Cordially
> Yours,
> Howard S.M.
>
>



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