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SUBSTANCE
COMMON NAME
CHEMICAL COMPOSITION
9-AAP 1-([(2-[9-acridinyl]amino)-1-methylethyl]-amino)-3-(1-napthaleneoxy)-2-propanol  
7-ACA 7-aminocephalosporanic acid  
ACTI-DONE™ Cycloheximide   
ADA buffer N-[2-acetamido]-2-iminodiacetic acid;  
N-[carbamoylmethyl]iminodiacetic acid; N-[2-acetamido] 
iminodiacetic acid; N-[carbamoylmethyl]iminodiacetic acid
 
ADP adenosine 5'-diphosphate   
ADP, trisodium salt hydrate adenosine diphosphate, trisodium salt hydrate  
ADPRP 2'-monophosphoadenosine 5'-diphosphoribose  
AEBSF 4-(2-aminoethyl)benzenesulfonyl fluoride  
AEP 1-(2-aminoethyl)piperazine  
AET 2-aminoethylisothiouronium bromide hydrobromide; 
S-2-aminoethylisothiouronium bromide hydrobromide 
 
Ag silver  
AgCN silver cyanide  
AgFOD,Ag(fod) 6,6,7,7,8,8-heptafluoro-2,2-dimethyl-3,5-octanedionato, silver derivative  
AIBN 2,2'-azobisisobutyronitrile  
AICA 4-amino-5-imidazolecarboxamide hydrochloride  
AIP aluminum isopropoxide  
Al aluminum  
Am americium  
AMP adenosine 2'-monophosphate or adenosine 3'-monophosphate 
or adenosine 5'-monophosphate
 
AMP buffer 2-amino-2-methyl-1-propanol  
AMPD 2-amino-2-methyl-1,3-propanediol  
AMPSO buffer (3-[(1,1-dimethyl-2-hydroxyethyl)amino]-2-hydroxypropanesulfonic acid)  
AN acetonitrile  
ANT acetonitrile  
AP ammonium persulfate  
6-APA 6-aminopenicillanic acid  
APDC 1-pyrrolidinecarbodithioic acid, ammonium salt  
APDTC 1-pyrrolidinecarbodithioic acid, ammonium salt  
APS ammonium persulfate  
Ar argon  
As arsenic  
As2O3 arsenic trioxide, arsenic oxide  
As2O5 arsenic pentoxide, arsenic oxide  
At Astatine  
ATA anthranilamide  
ATEE N-acetyl-L-tyrosine ethyl ester  
ATP adenosine 5'-triphosphate  
ATP-ribose 2'-monophosphoadenosine 5'-diphosphoribose  
ATPase adenosine 5'-triphosphatase  
Au gold  
AZT 3'-azido-3'-deoxythymidine  
2,4-BDTP 2,4-bis(5,6-diphenyl-1,2,4-triazin-3-yl)pyridine  
9-BBN 9-borabicyclo[3.3.1]nonane  
B boron  
B[a]P HPLC Buffer ammonium phosphate (monobasic)  
Ba barium  
Ba(OH)2 barium hydroxide  
BAEE Na-benzoyl-L-arginine ethyl ester hydrochloride  
BAL 2,3-dimercapto-1-propanol  
BAME Na-benzoyl-L-arginine methyl ester  
BANA Na-benzoyl-DL-arginine-b-napthylamide  
BANI Na-benzoyl-DL-arginine-4-nitroanilide hydrochloride  
BAO 2,5-bis(4-aminophenyl)-1,3,4-oxadiazole  
BAP 6-benzylaminopurine  
BaP benzo[a]pyrene  
BAPNA Na-benzoyl-DL-arginine-p-nitroanalide hydrochloride  
BAPTA 1,2-bis(2-aminophenoxy)ethane-N,N,N',N'-tetraacetic acid  
BBD 7-benzylamino-4-nitrobenz-2-oxa-1,3-diazole 
or 2,5-bis(4-biphenyllyl)-1,3,4,-oxadiazole
 
BBO 2,5-di(4-biphenylyl)oxazole  
BBOT 2,5-bis(tert-butyl-2-benzoxazolyl)thiophene  
BBQ 7H-benzimidazo[2,1-a]benz[de]isoquinoline-7-one  
BCA bicinchoninic acid  
BCECF 2',7'-bis(2-carboxyethyl)-5(6)-carboxyfluorescein  
BCG bromocresol green  
BCH 2-amino-2-norboranecarboxylic acid  
BCIP 5-bromo-4-chloro-3-indolyl phosphate  
BCP bromocresol purple  
BCPB bromochlorophenol blue  
BcPH benzo[c]phenanthrene  
BcPh HPLC buffer ammonium phosphate (monobasic), tetrabutylammonium phosphate  
BDMA N,N-dimethylbenzylamine  
BDPA (a,g-bisdiphenylene-b-phenylally)  
BEDT-TTF bis(ethylenedithio)tetrathiafulvalene  
BES buffer N,N-bis[2-hydroxyethyl]-2-aminoethanecsulfonic acid; 
2-[bis(2-hydroxyethyl)amino]ethanesulfonic acid
 
bFGF basic fibroblast growth factor  
BHC 1,2,3,4,5,6-hexachlorocyclohexane  
BHT 2,6-Di-tert-butyl-4-methylphenol  
Bi bismuth  
BIBAC diisobutylaluminum chloride  
BIS-TRIS buffer bis[2-hydroxyethyl]imino-tris[hydroxymethyl]methane; 
2-bis[2-hydroxyethyl]amino-2-[hydroxymethyl]-1,3-propanediol
 
BLO g-butyrolactone  
BMS borane-methyl sulfide complex  
BN benzonitrile  
BNB 2,4,6-tri-tert-butylnitrosobenzene  
BNPP bis-(p-nitrophenyl) phosphate  
BNPS-SKATOLE 3-bromo-3-methyl-2-(2-nitrophenylmercapto)-3H-indole  
BOC-BMI 1-(tert-butoxycarbonyl)-2-tert-butyl-3-methyl-4-imidazolidinone  
BOC-ON [2-(tert-butoxycarbonyloxyimino)-2-phenylacetonitrile]  
BOC-OX tert-butyl 2,3-dihydro-2-oxo-3-oxazolecarboxylate  
BOP Cl bis(2-oxo-3-oxazolidinyl)phosphinic chloride  
BOP reagent benzotriazole-1-yloxy-tris(dimethylamino)phosphonium hexafluorophosphate  
BP benzopyrene  
BPB bromophenol blue  
BPCC 2,2'-bipyridinium chlorochromate  
BPEA 9,10-bis(phenylethynyl)anthracene  
BPEN 5,10-bis(phenylethynyl)napthacene  
BPSCCO 2223 bismuth lead strontium calcium copper oxide  
BPST chloride 2-(2'-benzothiazoyl)-5-styryl-3-(4'-phthalhydrazidyl)tetrazolium chloride  
BPTI trypsin inhibitor  
bpy 2,2'-dipyridyl  
Br bromine  
BSA bis(trimethylsilyl)acetamide  
BSA bovine serum albumin  
BSCCO 2212 bismuth strontium calcium copper oxide  
BSH benzenesulfonyl hydrazide  
BSPT chloride 2-(2'-benzothiazoly)-5-styryl-3-(4'-phthalhydrazidyl)tetrazolium chloride  
BSTFA bis(trimethylsilyl)trifluoroacetimide  
BSU N,N'-bis(trimethylsilyl)urea  
BT blue tetrazolium  
BTA benzoyltrifluoroacetone  
BTB bromothymol blue  
BTDA 3,3',4,4'-benzophenonetetracarboxylic dianhydride  
BTEAC benzyltriethylammonium chloride  
BTEE N-benzoyl-L-tyrosine ethyl ester  
BTMSA bis(trimethylsilyl)acetylene  
BTMSBD 1,4-(trimethylsilyl)-1,3-butadiyene  
N-t-BOC N-tert-butoxycarbonyl  
t-BOC N-tert-butoxycarbonyl  
C carbon  
C-5'-P cytadine 5'-monophosphate  
Ca calcium  
Ca(CN)2 calcium cyanide  
CaCl2 calcium chloride  
CACP cisplatin  
CAL-RED® 2-hydroxy-1-(2-hydroxy-4-sulfo-1-napthylazo)-3-napthonic acid  
CAPS buffer (3-[cyclohexylamino]-1-propanesulfonic acid)  
CAPSO buffer (3-[cyclohexylamino]-2-hydroxy-1-propanesulfonic acid)  
CBA carboxybenzaldehyde  
CBBG brilliant blue, ethanol, phosphoric acid  
CBBR brilliant blue, isopropanol, phosphoric acid  
CBZ carbobenzyloxy  
N-CBZ N-carbobenzoxy  
b-CCE ethyl 9H-pyrido[3,4-b]indole-3-carboxylate  
CD cyclodextrin  
Cd cadmium  
CDP cytidine 5'-diphosphate  
CDTA trans-1,2-diaminocyclohexane-N,N,N',N'-tetraacetic acid  
Ce cerium  
Cf californium  
CH3CN acetonitrile  
CHAPS buffer (3-[(3-cholamidopropyl)dimethylammonio]-1-propanesulfonate)  
CHAPSO buffer (3-[(3-cholamidopropyl)dimethylammonio]-2-hydroxy-1-propanesulfonate)  
CHCl3 chloroform  
CHES buffer (2-[N-cyclohexylamino]ethanesulfonic acid)  
Chitin poly(N-acetyl-D-glucosamine)  
CHITIN poly-[1®4]-b-D-N-acetylglucosamine  
CHT cycloheptatriene  
cis-DDP cisplatin  
Cl chlorine  
Cm curium  
CMC 1-cyclohexyl-3-(2-morpholinoethyl)carbodiimide metho-p-toluenesulfonate  
CMME chloromethyl methyl ether  
CMP cytidine 5'-monophosphate  
CNCl cyanogen chloride  
Co cobalt  
CPA 4-chlorophenoxyacetic acid  
CPDC cisplatin  
CPP cyclopenta[c,d]pyrene  
CPPO bis(carbopentyloxy-3,5,6-trichlorophenyl)oxalate  
CPR chlorophenol red  
Cr chromium  
Cs cesium  
CSA camphosulfonic acid  
CSI chlorosulfonyl isocyanate  
CTA citraconic anhydride  
CTAB cetyltrimethylammonium bromide  
CTEA N-cyano-N,N,N-triethylammonium  
CTFE chlorotrifluoroethylene  
CTP cytidine 5'-triphosphate, trisodium salt monohydrate  
CTAB hexadecyltrimethylammonium bromide  
Cu copper  
CuCN copper cyanide  
D 600 methoxyverapamil  
DACH 1,2-diaminocyclohexane  
DACM N-(7-dimethylamino-4-methyl-3-coumarinyl)-maleimide  
DAGO [p-Ala2,N-Me-Phe4,Gly5-ol]-Enkephalin  
DAIS 585 polystyrene-block-poly(ethylene-ran-butylene)-block-polystyrene sulfonated  
DAMN diaminomaleonitrile  
DAPI 4,6-diamidino-2-phenylindole; 4',6-diamidino-2-phenylindole dihydrochloride  
DAPN 1-([2-(5-dimethylamino)naphthalene-1-sulfonylaminoethyl]-amino) 
-3-(1-naphthaleneoxy)-2-propanol
 
DAS acetyl sulfide; diacetyl sulfide  
DAST diethylaminosulfur trifluoride  
2,4-DB 4-(2,4-dichlorophenoxy)butyric acid  
DBA dibenzanthracene  
DBN 1,5-diazabicyclo[4.3.0]non-5-ene  
DBP dibutyl phthalate  
DBU 1,8-diazabicyclo[5.4.0]undec-7-ene  
DC-193 silicone surfactant  
DCAD dichlorobenzaldehyde  
DCB dicyanobenzene  
DCBA dichlorobenzoic acid  
DCBTF dichlorobenzotrifluoride  
DCC 1,3-dicyclohexylcarbodiimide  
DCHA dicyclohexylamine  
DCI hydrochloride 1-(3',4'-dichlorophenyl)-2-isopropylaminoethanol hydrochloride  
DCM 4-(dicyanomethylene)-2-methyl-6-(4-dimethylaminostyryl)-4H-pyran  
DCPD dicyclopentadiene  
DCT dichlorotoluene  
DCU N,N-dichlorourethane  
DDA 2',3'-dideoxyadenosine  
DDAB didecylmethylammonium bromide  
DDB (S,S)-(+)-2,3-dimethoxy-1,4-bis(dimethylamino)butane  
DDC 2',3'-dideoxycytidine  
DDD 6-hydroxy-2-napthyl disulfide  
o,p'-DDD 1-(2-chlorophenyl)-1-(4-chlorophenyl)-2,2-dichloroethane  
p,p'-DDD 2,2-bis(4-chlorophenyl)-1,1-dichloroethane  
(E,Z)-7,9-DDDA  trans-7,cis-9-dodecadien-1-yl acetate  
(E,E)-8,10-DDDA trans-8,trans-10-dodecadien-1-yl acetate  
(E,E)-8,10-DDDOL trans-8,trans-10-dodecadien-1-yl acetate  
p,p'-DDE 2,2-bis(4-chlorophenyl)1,1-dichloroethane  
DDH 1,3-dibromo-5,5-dimethylhydantoin  
DDI 2',3'-dideoxyinosine  
(Z)-7-DDOL cis-7-dodecene-1-ol  
DDP dichlorodiammineplatinum(II)  
DDP cisplatin  
DDQ 2,3-dichloro-5,6-dicyano-1,4-benzoquinone  
DDS    
DDSA dodecenylsuccinic anhydride  
DDT 1,1-bis(p-chlorophenyl)-2,2,2-trichloroethane; 1,1-bis(4-chlorophenyl)-2,2,2-trichloroethane  
p,p'-DDT 1,1-bis(4-chlorophenyl)-2,2,2-trichloroethane  
DDZ a,a-dimethyl-3,5-dimethoxybenzyloxycarbonyl  
DEA N,N-diethylaniline  
DEAC diethylaluminum chloride  
DEAD diethyl azodicarboxylate  
DEAI diethylaluminum iodide  
Deanol N,N-dimethylethanolamine  
DEAP 2,2-diethoxyacetophenone  
DEC 1,2-diethylaminoethyl chloride hydrochloride  
DEET N,N-diethyl-m-toluamide  
DEP diethyl pyrocarbonate  
DEPC diethylpyrocarbonate  
Destain methyl alcohol, acetic acid and/or water, isopropanol, acetic acid  
DETAPAC diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid  
DFP diisopropyl fluorophosphate  
DHEA dehydroisoandrosterone  
DIB 1,3-diphenylisobenzofuran  
DIBAH diisobutylaluminum hydride  
DIBAL-H diisobutylaluminum hydride  
DIC 2-dimethylaminoisopropyl chloride hydrochloride  
DIOP 2,3-O-isopropylidene-2,3-dihydroxy-1,4-bis(diphenylphosphino)butane  
(+)-DIP-Bromide™ (1S)-(+)-B-bromodiisopropinocampheylborane  
(-)-DIP-Bromide™ (1R)-(-)-B-bromodiisopinocampheylborane  
DIPC 2-dimethylaminoisopropyl chloride hydrochloride  
(+)-DIP-Chloride™ (+)-B-chlorodiisopropinocampheylborane  
(-)-DIP-Chloride™ (-)-B-chlorodiisopropinocampheylborane  
DIPSO buffer (3-[N,N-bis(2-hydroxyethyl)amino]-2-hydroxypropanesulfonic acid)  
DMAB borane-dimethylamine complex  
DMAC N,N-dimethylacetamide  
DMAD dimethyl acetylenedicarboxylate  
DMAEMA 2-(dimethylamino)ethyl methacrylate  
DMAMP-80 2-dimethylamino-2-methyl-1-propanol  
DMAP 4-dimethylaminopyridine  
DMB 4,4'dichloro-a-methylbenzhydrol  
DMB dimethyl methylene blue  
DMBA 9,10-dimethyl-1,2-benzanthracine  
DMBA Buffer ammonium phosphate (monobasic), tetrabutylammonium phosphate  
DMBAS 2,5-dimethoxy-4'-aminostilbene  
DMC 4,4'dichloro-a-methylbenzhydrol  
DMDS dimethyl disulfide  
DMDT methoxychlor  
DME ethylene glycol dimethyl ether  
DME Dulbecco's Modified Eagle Medium  
DMEM Dulbecco's Modified Eagle's Medium (a.k.a. Dulbecco minimal essential media)  
DMEU 1,3-dimethyl-2-imidazolidinone  
DMF N,N-dimethylformamide  
DMF-DMA N,N-dimethylformamide dimethyl acetyl  
DMI 1,3-dimethyl-2-inidazolidinone  
DMN N-nitrosodimethylamine  
DMNA N-nitrosodimethylamine  
DMP-10™ (dimethylaminomethyl)phenol  
DMP-30™ 2,4,6-tris(dimethylaminomethyl)phenol  
DMPA® 2,2-bis(hydroxymethyl)propionic acid  
DMPC 3-dimethylaminopropyl chloride hydrochloride  
DMPD 4,5-dimethyl-1,2-phenylenediamine  
DMPE 1,2-bis(dimethylphosphino)ethane  
DMPO 5,5-dimethyl-1-pyrroline-N-oxide  
DMPP 1,1-dimethyl-4-phenylpiperazinium iodide  
DMPS 2,3-dimercapto-1-propanesulfonic acid  
DMPU 1,3-dimethyl-3,4,5,6-tetrahydro-2(1H)-pyrimidinone  
DMS dimethyl sulfide  
DMS dimethyl sulfate  
DMSO dimethyl sulfoxide; methyl sulfoxide  
DMSO2 dimethyl sulfone  
DMT dimethyl terephthalate; 4,4'-dimethoxytrityl chloride  
DMT chloride 4,4'-dimethoxytrityl chloride  
DMTD 2,5-dimercapto-1,3,4-thiadiazole  
DMU dimethylolurea  
DNA deoxyribonucleic acid  
DNAF 10-(2',4'-dinitrophenylazo)-9-phenanthrol  
DNAP 4-(2',4'-dinitrophenylazo)phenol  
DNBS 2,4-dinitrobenzenesulfonic acid  
DNBSC 2,4-dinitrobenzenesulfenyl chloride  
DNFA 2,4-dinitro-5-fluoroaniline  
DNFB 2,4-dinitrofluorobenzene  
DNP 2,4-dinitrophenylhydrazine  
N-DNP N-dinitrophenyl  
2,6-DNPC 2,6-dinitro-p-cresol  
DNS 5-dimethylamino-1-napthalenesulfonic acid  
DNTC 4-dimethylamino-1-napthyl isothiocyanate  
DOC sodium deoxycholate  
2,4-DP 2-(2,4-dichlorophenoxy)propionic acid  
DPB 1,4-diphenyl-1,3-butadiene  
DPBS Dulbecco's Phosphate Buffered Saline  
D-PBS Dulbecco's Phosphate Buffered Saline  
DPH 1,6-diphenyl-1,3,5-hexatriene  
DPIP dichlorophenol-indophenol  
DPM bis(diphenylphosphino)methane  
DPN a-nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide or b-nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide  
DPNH    
DPPA diphenylphosphoryl azide  
DPP-Cl diphenylphosphinyl chloride  
DPPH 2,2-di(4-tert-octylphenyl)-1-picrylhydrazyl, free radical  
DPS trans-p,p'-diphenylstilbene; trans-4,4'-diphenylstilbene  
DPTMDS 1,3-diphenyl-1,1,3,3-tetramethyldisilazane  
DRB 5,6-dichlorobenzimidazole riboside  
DSC N,N'-disuccinimidyl carbonate  
DSP-4 N-(2-chloroethyl)-N-ethyl-2-bromobenzylamine  
DSS 3-(trimethylsilyl)-1-propanesulfonic acid  
DTAF 5-([4,6-dichlorotriazin-2-yl]amino)fluoroscein  
DTAN 2,2'dithiobis(1-aminonaphthalene)  
DTE dithioerythritol  
DTIC dacarbazine  
DTIC-Dome dacarbazine  
DTNB 5,5'-dithiobis-(2-nitrobenzoic acid  
DTPA diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid  
DTT dithiothreitol  
DTTC iodide 3,3'-diethylthiatricarbocyanine iodide  
DTTC perchlorate 3,3'-diethylthiatricarbocyanine perchlorate  
Dy dysprosium  
 
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