Chemical Acronyms
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SUBSTANCE
COMMON NAME
CHEMICAL COMPOSITION
6TG 2-amino-6-mercaptopurine  
Ta tantalum  
TAE   tris[hydroxymethyl]-aminomethane, acetate, ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid
TAMA N-methylanilinium trifluoroacetate   
TAME Na-p-tosyl-L-arginine methyl ester hydrochloride   
(+)-TAPA [(+)-2-(2,4,5,7-tetranitro-9-fluorenylideneaminooxy)propionic acid]  
(-)-TAPA [(-)-2-(2,4,5,7-tetranitro-9-fluorenyodeneaminooxy)propionic acid]  
TAPS buffer N-tris[hydroxymethyl]methyl-3-aminopropanesulfonic acid; ([2-hydroxy-1,1-bis(hydroxymethyl)ethylamino)-1-propanesulfonic acid; 3-([tris(hydroxymethyl)methyl]amino)-1-propanesulfonic acid   
TAPSO buffer (3-[N-tris(hydroxymethyl)methylamino]-2-hydroxypropanesulfonic acid)  
TASF-F tris(dimethylamino)sulfur (trimethylsilyl)difluoride  
Taxol™ paclitaxel  
Taxol™ side chain N-benzoyl(2R,3S)-3-phenylisoserine   
Taylor's Blue 1,9-dimethyl-methylene blue  
Tb terbium  
TB tween 20, tris[hydroxymethyl]-aminomethane, ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid , sodium chloride  
TB ST tryptone, yeast extract, potassium phosphate (monobasic), potassium phosphate (diobasic), glycerol  
TBAB tetrabutylammonium bromide  
TBAF tetrabutylammonium fluoride  
TBAHS tetrabutylammonium hydrogen sulfate  
TBAP tetrabutylammonium phosphate  
TBBA N,N'-terephthalylidenebis(4-butylaniline)   
TBC 4-tert-butylcatechol  
TBDMSCI tert-butyldimethylsilyl chloride   
TBDMSI 1-(tert-butyldimethylsilyl)imidazole  
TBE 1,1,2,2-tetrabromoethane  
TBHP tert-butyl hydroperoxide   
TBP tributyl phosphate  
TBS tris[hydroxymethyl]-aminomethane, sodium chloride  
TBSCI tert-butyldimethylsilyl chloride   
TBTH tributyltin hydroxide  
Tb(thd)3 terbium tris(2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-3,5-heptanedionate)  
TBUP tributylphosphine  
Tc technetium  
TC-NBT thiocarbamyl nitro blue tetrazolium  
TC-PEG tris[hydroxymethyl]-aminomethane, sodium citrate, polyethylene glycol  
TCA 1,1,1-trichloroethane  
TCA trichloroacetic acid  
TCBOC 2,2,2-trichloro-1,1-dimethyl chloroformate  
TCC 3,4,4'-trichlorocarbanilide  
TCE trichloroethene; trichloroethylene  
TCNE tetracyanoethylene  
TCNQ 7,7,8,8-tetracyanoquinodimethane  
TCDD 2, 3, 4, 7-tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin  
TCP tritolyl phosphate  
TDA tetradecene-1-yl acetate  
TDA-1 tris[2-(2-methoxyethoxy)ethyl]amine  
TDDA cis-9,trans-11-tetradecadien-1-yl acetate   
TDI tolylene diisocyanate  
TDOL tetradecen-1-ol  
TDP 4,4'-thiodiphenol  
TDTA di-p-toluoyltartaric acid  
Te tellurium  
TE (tris[hydroxymethyl]-aminomethane), ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid  
TEBOL® 2-methyl propanol  
TED 1,4-diazabicyclo[2.2.2]octane  
TEG triethylene glycol  
TEMED N,N,N',N'-tetramethylethylenediamine   
TEMPO  2,2,6,6-tetramethyl-1-piperidinyloxy, free radical  
TEOS tetraethyl orthosilicate  
TERATHANE® polytetrahydrofuran, linear-chain polymer  
TES N-tris[hydroxymethyl]methyl-2-aminoethanesulfonic acid; 2-([2-hydroxy-1,1-bis(hydroxymethyl)]amino)ethanesulfonic acid; 2-([tris(hydroxymethyl)methyl]amino)-1-ethanesulfonic acid   
TETD tetraethylthiuram disulfide  
TETRAPHOS-I 1,1,4,7,10,10-hexaphenyl-1,4,7,10-tetraphosphadecane  
TETRAPHOS-II tris[2-(diphenylphosphino)ethyl]phosphine  
TEXACAT® ZR-70 catalyst 2-[2-(dimethylamino)ethoxy]ethanol  
TFA trifluoroacetic acid  
TFAA trifluoroacetic anhydride  
TFAI 1-(trifluoroacetyl)imidazole  
TFA-ME methyl trifluoroacetate  
TFE 2,2,2-trifluoroethanol  
TFMC-Eu europium tris[3-(trifluoromethylhydroxymethylene)-(+)-camphorate]  
TFMC-Pr praseodymium tris[3-(trifluoromethylhydroxymethylene)-(+)-camphorate]  
TGM glycine, (tris[hydroxymethyl]-aminomethane)  
Th thorium  
THA 9-amino-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroacridine hydrochloride  
THAM tris(hydroxymethyl)aminomethane  
THF tetrahydrofuran  
THFA tetrahydrofurfuryl alcohol  
THFC-Eu europium tris[3-(heptafluoropropylhydroxymethylene)-(+)-camphorate]  
Thiram tetramethylthiuram disulfide  
THN 1,2,3,4-tetrahydronaphthalene  
THP tetrahydropyran  
THPE 1,1,1-tris(4-hydroxyphenyl)ethane  
Ti titanium  
Tl thallium  
TLCK Na-p-tosyl-L-lysine chloromethyl ketone; 1-chloro-3-tosylamido-7-amino-2-heptanone   
Tm thulium  
TMAC trimellitic anhydride acid chloride  
TMB 3,3',5,5'-tetramethylbenzidine  
TMB-4 1,1'-trimethlene-bis(4-formylpyridinium bromide) dioxime; 1,1'-trimethylenebis[4-(hydroxyiminomethyl)pyridinium bromide]  
TMB-8 3,4,5-trimethyoxybenzoic acid-8-(diethylamino)octyl ester; 8-(diethylamino)octyl 3,4,5-trimethoxybenzoate hydrochloride  
TMCS chlorotrimethylsilane  
TMEDA N,N,N',N'-tetramethylethylenediamine   
TMG methyl b-D-thiogalactoside  
TMO trimethylamine-N-oxide dihydrate  
TMP 2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidine  
TMP thymadine 5'-monophosphate  
TMPTA trimethylolpropane triacrylate  
TMS tetramethylsilane  
TMSCI chlorotrimethylsilane  
TMSCN trimethylsilyl cyanide  
TMSDEA N-trimethylsilyldiethylamine; N,N-diethyltrimethylsilylamine   
TMSI 1-(trimethylsilyl)imidazole  
TMTD tetramethylthiuram disulfide  
TMTSF tetramethyltetraselenafulvalene  
TNA tris[hydroxymethyl]-aminomethane, sodium chloride, sodium azide  
TNBS picrylsulfonic acid  
TNBT tetranitro blue tetrazolium; titanium(IV) butoxide  
TNF tumor necrosis factor  
TNF-a(pfs) (cachectin) Human; recombinate expressed in yeast purity>95% (SDS-PAGE and HPLC): contains 1 mg BSA in 1 ml PBS
TNF-b(pfs) (lymphotoxin) Human; recombinate expressed in E. coli in .1 ml PBS
TNM tetranitromethane  
TNM-FH insect medium    
TNS 2-(p-toluidino)naphthalene-6-sulfonic acid; 6-(p-toluidino)-2-naphthalenesulfonic acid, potassium salt  
TNPAL compounds trinitrophenylaminolauroyl-  
Tolan diphenylacetylene  
TPAP tetrapropylammonium perruthenate  
TPB 1,1,4,4-tetraphenyl-1,3-butadiene  
TPCD tetraphenylcyclopentadienone  
TPCK L-1-p-tosylamino-2-phenylethyl chloromethyl ketone  
TPE tetraphenylethylene  
TPN triphosphopyridine nucleotide, sodium salt  
TPP 5,10,15,20-tetraphenyl-21H,23H-porphine  
TPSCI 2,4,6-triisopropylbenzenesulfonyl chloride  
TRTU O-(1,2-dihydro-2-oxy-1-pyridyl)-N,N,N',N'-tetramethyluronium tetrafluoroborate   
TPTZ trans-4-(aminomethyl)cyclohexanecarboxylic acid   
TRH pGu-His-Pro amide   
Tricine N-[tris(hydroxymethyl) methyl] glycine   
Tris tris[hydroxymethyl]-aminomethane  
TRIS-ADP adenosine 5'-diphosphate  
TRIS-ATP adenosine 5'-triphosphate  
Tris HCl tris[hydroxymethyl]-aminomethane, hydrochloric acid  
Tris-Mes tris[hydroxymethyl]-aminomethane, 2-[N-morpholino]ethanesulfonic acid  
Tris-saline tris[hydroxymethyl]-aminomethane, sodium chloride  
TrisCl tris[hydroxymethyl]-aminomethane, chloride ion  
Triton® B N-benzyltrimethylammonium hydroxide   
TRPGDA tri(propylene glycol) diacrylate  
TS tris[hydroxymethyl]-aminomethane, sodium chloride  
TSH thyrotropic hormone  
TSIM 1-(trimethylsilyl)imidazole  
TSP sodium phosphate  
TSPP sodium pyrophosphate  
TTC 2,3,5-triphenyl-2H-tetrazolium chloride  
TTEGDA tetra(ethylene glycol) diacrylate  
TTF tetrathiafulvalene  
TTFA thallium(III) trifluoroacetate  
TTHA triethylenetetraminehexaacetic acid  
TTMPP tris(2,4,6-trimethoxyphenyl)phosphine  
TTN thallium(III) nitrate trihydrate  
TWEEN polyoxyethylenesorbitan  
(Unh) (unnihexium)  
(Unp) (unnilpentium)  
(Unq) (unnilquadium)  
(Uns) (unnilseptium)  
U uranium  
U44069 9,11-dideoxy-9a,11a-epoxymethanoprostaglandin  
U44169 9,11-dideoxy-11a,9a-epoxymethanoprostaglandin  
U50488H trans-(±)-3,4-dichloro-N-methyl-N- 
(2-[1-pyrrolidinyl]cyclohexyl)benzeneacetamide 
 
U69593 (5a,7a,8b)-(+)-N-(7-[1-pyrrolidinyl]-1-oxaspirol[4.5]dec-8-yl) 
benzeneacetamide
 
UDMH 1,1-dimethylhydrazine  
UDP uridine 5'-diphosphate, trisodium salt  
UDP-GAL uridine 5'-diphosphogalactose  
UDPAG uridine 5'-diphospho-N-acetylglucosamine  
UDPG uridine 5'-diphosphoglucose  
UDPGA uridine 5'-diphosphoglucuronic acid  
UDPGDH uridine 5'-diphosphoglucose dehydrogenase  
UMP uridine 5'-monophosphate, disodium salt  
V vanadium  
VAZO® catalyst 88 free radical source  
VCR vincristine sulfate  
VenMet® sodium borohydride solution  
VenPure® sodium borohydride  
Versene   sodium chloride, potassium chloride, sodium phosphate (dibasic), potassium phosphate (monobasic), ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid phenol red
VMA vanillomandelic acid, 4-hydroxy-3-methoxy-mandelic acid  
W tungsten  
W-5 N-(6-aminohexyl)-1-naphthalenesulfonamide   
W-7 N-(6-aminohexyl)-5-chloro-1-naphthalenesulfonamide   
W-7-Agarose N-6-aminohexyl-5-chloro-1-naphthalenesulfonamide-agarose under affinity chromatography media   
Western sample buffer   tris[hydroxymethyl]-aminomethane, sodium dodecyl sulfate, glycerol, bromophenyl blue, B-mercaptoethanol
WSB butanol-water saturated  
X-C xyline cyanol  
X-GAL 5-bromo-4-chloro-3-indolyl-b-D-galactopyranoside  
XDP xanthosine 5'-diphosphate  
Xe xenon  
XMP xanthosine 5'-monophosphate  
XRITC   (QFITC; a quinolizino-substituted fluorescein isothiocyanate) Mixed isomers Labeling efficiency with bovine albumin: approx. 90%
XTP xanthosine 5'-triphosphate  
XTT (2,3-bis[2-methoxy-4-nitro-5-sulfophenyl]-2H- 
tetrazolium-5-carboxylamide inner salt
 
XTT 2,3-bis[2-methoxy-4-nitro-5-sulfophenyl]-2H-tetrazolium-5-carboxanilide inner salt  
Y yttrium  
YACCA gum accroides; red gum  
Yb ytterbium  
Yb(fod)3 tris[6,6,7,7,8,8,8-heptafluoro-2,2-dimethyl-3,5-octanedionato)ytterbium  
Yb(hfc)3 ytterbium tris[3-(trifluoromethylhydroxymethylene)camphorate  
Yb(tfc)3 ytterbium tris[3-(trifluoromethylhydroxymethylene)-(+)-camphorate]  
YPD   yeast extract, peptone, glucose, agar
YT YT broth YT broth, sodium chloride, yeast extract, tryptone
Z buffer   sodium phosphate (monobasic), sodium phosphate (dibasic), potassium chloride, magnesium sulfate, mercaptoethanol
ZDP 5-aminoimidazole-4-carboxamide-1-b-D-ribofuranosyl-5'-diphosphate  
Zn zinc  
Zn(CN)2 zinc cyanide  
ZnCl2 zinc chloride  
ZnSO4 zinc sulfate  
Zr zirconium  
 

    

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