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What can cause inadequate or incomplete derivatization of amino acids by AccQ-Tag reagent? - WKB117475

Article number: 117475

ENVIRONMENT

  • AAA
  • AccQ-Tag
  • cause
  • stressed reaction
  • incomplete
  • inadequate
  • tag
  • label
  • derivatization

ANSWER

The conditions that can cause inadequate derivatization include:

1) Too much sample.

2) The pH of the reaction is not ideal.

3) The reagent is too old or not properly stored upon reconstitution.

4) Not promptly mixing the reaction/sample after adding the derivatization reagent.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

For additional information, see How long can reconstituted AccQ-Tag reagent be stored? 

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