Can I use Ammonium Sulfate for SDS-PAGE gel preparation instead of Ammonium persulfate (APS)?

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Bushra Javaid

Ammonium sulfate might not substitute amonium per sulfate (APS) as APS is source of radicals however ammonium sulfate do not.

Gaurav Sharma

No,

Ammonium sulfate can not be used in place of APS

Rahul Sakla

No, you cannot use Ammonium sulfate in place of APS.

Ammonium Sulfate cannot serve the job of APS

Kristin Schulz

No, many students tried this in my lab not beeing able to read the names on the tubes correctly. It never worked for the given reasons.

Irfan Ali

Surely, Ammonium sulfate can't be substitute of APS

Fiaz Ahmad

Agree, ammonium sulfate can't b used.

Md. Monirul Islam

Thanks to all for your kind answers and yes, I got the point.

Sarif Mohiuddin

No, not at all.