We buy our alcoholic saffron from Rowley biochemical. Already made and reusable. We were still using it when it hit its expiration date. You can but all the Movat's reagents as a kit or but what you need. Bernice
Bernice Frederick HTL (ASCP) Senior Research Tech Pathology Core Facility ECOGPCO-RL Robert. H. Lurie Cancer Center Northwestern University 710 N Fairbanks Court Olson 8-421 Chicago,IL 60611 312-503-3723 b-freder...@northwestern.edu -----Original Message----- From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of gayle callis Sent: Thursday, January 05, 2012 4:21 PM To: 'Villarreal, Beth'; Histonet Subject: RE: [Histonet] saffron vs. safran du gatinais Beth, In the past, people replied to Histonet with the suggestion to buy saffron aka safran du gatinais from a grocery store spice section. Depending on where you are located e.g. a bigger city, try to find a store that sells spices from India may have the freshest saffron. However, you won't suffer the sticker shock of buying it from a chemical supplier. It still tends to be expensive but not like chemical company prices. Once we made the alcoholic saffron solution for Movat's pentachrome, we stored this solution in a container with a dessicant to maintain a water free environment. I was fascinated that Tom actually grew and harvested saffron from the flowers. That is true devotion, but I suspect it was for those delicious sounding "nubbies . Good luck Gayle M. Callis HTL/HT/MT(ASCP) Bozeman MT -----Original Message----- From: histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu [mailto:histonet-boun...@lists.utsouthwestern.edu] On Behalf Of Villarreal, Beth Sent: Thursday, January 05, 2012 1:02 PM To: histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu Subject: [Histonet] saffron vs. safran du gatinais Hello histonet, I have a protocol that calls for safran du gatinais and am experiencing some serious sticker shock. Can I substitute saffron in my solution or am I asking for trouble? Many thanks, Beth Beth Villarreal Scientist I Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research, Inc. 300 Technology Square Cambridge, MA 02139 USA _______________________________________________ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet _______________________________________________ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet _______________________________________________ Histonet mailing list Histonet@lists.utsouthwestern.edu http://lists.utsouthwestern.edu/mailman/listinfo/histonet
