Talk:2-Mercaptoethanol
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So, beta-mercaptoethanol is toxic...yet it extends the lifespan of mice? -- stillnotelf is invisible 19:46, 18 December 2006 (UTC)
I had the same question. Also dos any one know the redox potential of it? Jasoninkid 16:59, 15 January 2007 (UTC)
Iodine is also toxic... Someone who knows about this substance should consider mentioning something about how it smells really bad, which is interesting given how it "reduces the odor of the thiol" njaard 07:00, 30 April 2007 (UTC)
[edit] βME in DNA stains
It's been a while since I've used it, but we used βME in a mixture to stain DNA. I believe it was a stain used in DNA sequencing, similar to methylene blue. I don't remember the exact usage, so I won't add it, but if anyone has any more detailed information about its use as a stain... -- MacAddct 1984 (talk • contribs) 17:00, 28 January 2008 (UTC)
