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BUGSS Chemical White List
The following chemicals are permitted in the BUGSS facility as long as they are in their
original labeled container, specifying the identity, concentration, hazard rating and storage
conditions. A MSDS must accompany the chemical and will be placed in the BUGSS MSDS
file. For chemicals not on this white list specific written permission is required from the
BUGSS safety officer (safety@bugssonline.org) before the chemical can be allowed into the
facility.
 = MSDS on File in Laboratory
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 Calcium Chloride
 Ammonium
chloride
 Magnesium
chloride
Tryptone
Yeast Extract
Peptone
Amino Acids
L-proline
Vitamins
Agar
Magnesium sulfate
Gel-Red
Brome phenol Blue
 Glycerol
 Triton X-100
Glucose
Sucrose
Tween 20
Galactose
 IGEPAL®CA-630
 Ethanol (quantity
limited)
Arabinose
Raffinose
Agarose
Isopropanol (quantity
limited)
 Tris-HCL
 Tris Base
Sodium acetate
Sodium chloride
BUGSS Chemical White List: Version 1.2
Effective 5_2_2014
 DMSO (quantity
limited)
 IPTG
 Ampicillin
 Kanamycin
 Chloramphenicol
 Tetracycline
 Lithium acetate
 Potassium
Chloride
 Acetic Acid
(quantity limited)
 HCL (quantity
limited)
NaOH (quantity limited)
Lysozyme
RNase A
Restriction and other
DNA modifying enzymes
Zymolyase
Calf Thymus DNA
 Anti-mouse IgG
 BCIP®/NBT
solution
 EDTA
 Murashige &
Skoog Basal
medium
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 Murashige &
Skoog Basal salts
with minimal
organics
 Sodium dodecyl
sulfate
Tryptic soy broth
D-mannitol
10% FeCl3
Instant Ocean
PEG-3350
Sephadex G-50
Potassium phosphate
monobasic
Potassium phosphate
dibasic
Yeast nitrogen base w/
ammonium sulfate w/o
amino acids
Bromophenol blue
ZnCl2 1M solution
Kinetin 1mg/ml
Alpha-Naphthaleneacetic
acid 1mg/ml
____Nothing Follows_____
Simply Blue Safe Stain
Tris-Glycine running
buffer 10X
Gram stain kit w/ grams
iodine, crystal violet,
saffron red
Lactose
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Change History:
Version & Effective Date
Chemical white list v1.1 Effective 3/1/2013
Chemical white list v1.2 Effective 5/2/2014
BUGSS Chemical White List: Version 1.2
Effective 5_2_2014
Changes
Original Document
Additions to white list and chcekmarks for
on-file MSDS