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Is it possible to conjugate an NHS ester to the N-terminus of a peptide ON RESIN?

So i have a few peptides (synthesized by SPPS and not cleaved from resin) and I want to add a maleimide label. We have NHS-PEG-Maleimide and from literature it is evident that the free amine group...

18 July 2024 4,075 3 View

Hot to do MTT assay data analysis?

I have repeated an MTT assay three times using different batches of the same cell line. Each time, I tested the same treatment (different medium) and seeded the same number of cells. Additionally,...

08 July 2024 1,900 1 View

What is wrong with Site-Directed Mutagenesis?

I am following the NEB protocol to perform SDM with Q5 and NEB HiFi Assembly. I am making a two base pair change. First picture is my Primers designed with NEBaseChanger. Second Picture is my...

24 June 2024 6,079 4 View

Does anyone have suggestions for this esterification?

I have a very polar alcohol (soluble in MeOH, H2O, partially in heated DMSO). And a long chain fatty acid that I would like to couple. I can't find a common solvent for them. I can form the...

24 June 2024 9,319 0 View

How do you add multiple nodes or cutting planes in Abaqus?

Hi, In a previous question I asked how to effectively model springs in Abaqus. However, I figured out the feature under Assembly -> springs/dashspots -> node to node Springs. I have a cylinder...

20 June 2024 892 3 View

How do you add radial spring elements in Abaqus?

Hi, I am trying to complete a buckling analysis on a tube with an external pressure. This solves itself easily by adding radial constraint on the internal edge of the tube, one axial constraint...

17 June 2024 8,165 7 View

Given that Mesozoic placentals were largely arboreal (with fingers), do you know of any studies that illustrate the finger-to-hoof transition?

I'm interested in the earliest days of placental terrestrial locomotion in large herbivorous taxa. Phenacodus seems to be transitional in this regard. Any others?

06 June 2024 5,182 2 View

How reliable is ninhydrin test in solid-phase peptide synthesis?

Hey everyone! I'm doing peptide synthesis on Rink amide resin and sometimes I need to add amino acids with secondary amines or beta amino acids. Normally I synthesize 35 to 40 mer peptides. As a...

21 May 2024 9,035 0 View

How does one generate a normalized TCSPC curve from actual photon counts versus time?

Sometimes TCSPC curves are analyzed using the actual photon counts, and sometimes they are normalized with the signal running from 0 to 1, or even from 0 to some value less than 1. What quantity...

20 May 2024 4,277 0 View

Problem when running Spin-Orbit Coupling using CASTEP. What is nlpot_prepare_precon_ks?

I am currently using CASTEP version 22.11, and I encounter the following error when running calculations with spin-orbit coupling: Error with dsytrf in nlpot_prepare_precon_ks Current trace...

19 May 2024 4,236 5 View

Hello researchers Is this a random laser or just fluorescence?

I am using Rhodamine6G as gain medium and silver nanoparticles as scatterers on a microscope slide and laser input 532 nm comes from above.

09 August 2024 9,894 2 View

How to prepare the nanoparticle treated fungal sample for Environmental SEM analysis?

A fungal strain was treated with nanoparticles. We want to do an environmental SEM analysis. So could anyone share your views on preparing the sample? Thank you.

07 August 2024 5,307 1 View

Why results of ROS flurescence are negative as there was no bacteria within?

Hello. I am working on ROS production of two systems: system A is cerium oxide and hydrogen peroxide, system B is cerium oxide nanoparticle, hydrogen peroxide and potassium bromide. I did some...

04 August 2024 5,974 3 View

Binder for ZnO nanoparticles in graphite paste electrode?

I have been using paraffin, but the deposited ZnO still detach from electrode. What is the best binder to modify graphite paste electrode with ZnO nanoparticles?

03 August 2024 4,624 3 View

Can i quantify a nanoparticle encapsulated in cell culture medium by hplc?

Hello, if you made a transwell assay where you incubate the cells with a nanoparticle-encapsulated drug and considering that in the oposite compartment you'll have both the free and encapsulte...

03 August 2024 2,730 1 View

What is the best practice for resuspending cell pellets during competent cell preparation (both electro and comp)?

I'm fairly new to making homemade comp cells and have done so with some mild success. What is generally an acceptable way of resuspending comp cells during wash steps? I've been told to swirl the...

31 July 2024 8,309 0 View

Mossbauer spectroscopy Co0.6Mn0.4Fe2O4 MNPs?

Following curve related to Co0.6Mn0.4Fe2O4 Magnetic nanoparticles with extra phase a-Fe2O3. I will appreciate to help me to interpretation this spectroscopy, especially the blue line.

31 July 2024 9,140 2 View

Simulation of metal drawing by Abaqus with UMAT?

Hello, colleagues. Recently, I have been working on a metal processing simulation with my UMAT in Abaqus. I have outlined the corresponding simulation, but I keep encountering issues that cause...

30 July 2024 7,062 1 View

How to make the concentration measurements for the hydrogen absorption/desorption in the metal hydride?

Hello Everyone! I am trying to create a metal hydride system where I am trying to create a temperature control with the emphasis on measuring the concentration of the hydrogen with the hydrogen...

29 July 2024 7,577 2 View

Culture fibroblasts with or without FGF2?

I'm new to primary human fibroblast culture and I'm studying aging using cells from old and young donors. Some research groups have used media supplemented with FGF2, so I cultured cells in the...

29 July 2024 3,030 2 View