Firstly, I dissolved the LaCl3 in water. And I found LaCl3 can significantly decrease the pH of 1/2MS medium when high concentration. When I adjust the pH back to 5.8, La3+ become sediment. So can anyone give me some advice?
Dissolve 10mM of LaCl3 in water, add 10µL for 100µM to inhibit Ca2+ ionic channels. Verify again your pH. Make sure that your media does not contain phosphate buffers to avoid precipitation, use instead TRIS or HEPES buffered solution.
Hi Kenji, I use KOH to adjust pH instead of phosphate buffers. Maybe it's because that I didn't add MES to steady the pH of medium. And I will also try Tris and HEPES to adjust pH. Thanks for your advice!