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On Oct 24, 2011, at 10:02 AM, AllisonH wrote:

> On 24/10/2011 3:54 AM, DK wrote:
>> In article<[email protected]>, 
>> lautys<[email protected]>  wrote:
>>> APS should prepare fresh every time you do your gel.
>> 
>> For how much longer will this myth be propagated?
>> 
>> There is nothing wrong with aliquoting APS and storing it at -20. I've used 
>> APS
>> solutions that were certain to be close to a year old stored at -20C and it 
>> still
>> worked fine with no obvious change in polymerization time (0.05-0.1% APS
>> final).
>> 
>> DK
> 
> I was going to jump in with a similar comment but you beat me to it!
> I also aliquot my APS and store at -20C with no loss in activity.   It's also 
> ok for a several days at 4C (I used it up to a week later).  Sure beats 
> having to weigh it out each time.
> Allison
> 

In fact I've used APS solution stored at 4 degrees for more than a month with 
no polymerization problems.

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