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Science 14 February 1969:
Vol. 163. no. 3868, pp. 681 - 683
DOI: 10.1126/science.163.3868.681
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Phenoxyethanol: Protein Preservative for Taxonomists

Mikiye Nakanishi 1, Allan C. Wilson 1, Richard A. Nolan 1, George C. Gorman 1, and George S. Bailey 1

1 Department of Biochemistry and Museum of Vertebrate Zoology, University of California, Berkeley

Pieces of chicken heart or skeletal muscle were placed in a dilute solution of the antimicrobial agent 2-phenoxyethanol and stored at room temperature. Under these conditions, the serum albumin, lactate dehydrogenase, and malate dehydrogenase in these tissues survived in easily detectable amounts for at least 2 weeks. The surviving proteins appeared to be identical with those of fresh tissues in physical, catalytic, and immunological properties. Phenoxyethanol also preserved heart and muscle proteins of representatives of other vertebrate classes. Tissue samples collected in the analysis by biochemical taxonomists.


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