How come that the potassium salt of D-luciferin is yellow from some manufacturers and almost white from others?

Arne Lundin @Arne_Lundin

04 April 2015 1 4K Report

Michael Koksharov

Maybe, it depends on the pH of the initial solution or how well was the solvent removed. But that's just a guess.

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