Re[2]: C-14 Labeled Fatty Acids

[michael_coogen@ccgw1.hq.dla.mil]

     You might want to contact the Health Physicist at National Institute 
     of Health in Bethesda, MD for some assistance.  Sorry don't know the 
     phone number or HP's name....mike coogen


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Subject: Re: C-14 Labeled Fatty Acids
Author:  radsafe@romulus.ehs.uiuc.edu at ~GW1
Date:    2/21/96 9:24 PM


Have you asked New England Nuclear (its DuPont now) about having one made. 
They have produced a large variety of C-14 labeled materials in the past
     
     
     
>Radsafers:
>
>A graduate student here at MSU is trying to locate a source for a "standard" 
>that contains multiple C-14 labeled fatty acids.  We've looked in a lot of 
>catalogs, and called most of the major manufacturers, but haven't found 
>anything remotely similar.  One of the student's advisors swears that this 
>type of standard exists (and we all know that a graduate advisor could never 
>be wrong :>).  
>
>We are looking into making our own standard, but have only been able to 
>locate three fatty acids here at MSU (lauric, myristic, and palmitic). 
>Monetary resources are scarce, so (needless to say) purchasing the stuff 
>doesn't look like an option.  Alternatively, I thought I'd try and tap into 
>the generosity that this group so often demonstrates (ok, ok, I'll lay of 
>the smooth talk).
>
>If any of you folks have in surplus (as in ready to be disposed of) what 
>we're looking for here, we'd very much appreciate a donation.  We'll pop for 
>all shipping and related charges.  Additionally, if anyone has any viable 
>information about the mysterious "standard" that I described above, I'd also 
>appreciate hearing from you.  I know this is a shot in the dark, but it's a 
>shot worth taking!
>
>Here are the names of some of the C-14 labeled fatty acids we could use 
>(just to name a few):
>
>Arachidonic
>Docasahexaenoic
>Docosapentaenoic
>Docosatetraenoic
>Eichosapentaenoic
>Eicosatriaenoic
>Erucic
>Octadecatetraenoic
>Octadecaenoic
>Linoleic
>Myristic
>Oleic
>Stearic
>
>
>Thanks for your consideration!
>
>-Erick Lindstrom
>
> Erick Lindstrom
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>
>
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