19 April 2017 1 6K Report

I have to use trans,trans-Farnesyl pyrophosphate ammonium salt as a substrate in an enzymatic assay.

I bought this product from SIGMA (http://www.sigmaaldrich.com/catalog/product/sigma/44270?lang=it®ion=IT) but no informations are available about how to resuspend the powder.

I have already asked the customer service but they couldn't help me.

Can I use water simply?

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